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Marked potentiation of cell swelling by cytokines in ammonia-sensitized cultured astrocytes
BACKGROUND: Brain edema leading to high intracranial pressure is a lethal complication of acute liver failure (ALF), which is believed to be cytotoxic due to swelling of astrocytes. In addition to the traditional view that elevated levels of blood and brain ammonia are involved in the mechanism of b...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964656/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20942959 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-7-66 |