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Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations Predict Mortality in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease
BACKGROUND: The liver plays a key role in amino acid metabolism. In former studies, a ratio between branched-chain and aromatic amino acids (Fischer’s ratio) revealed associations with hepatic encephalopathy. Furthermore, low concentrations of branched-chain amino acids were linked to sarcopenia in...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4943589/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27410482 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159205 |