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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Autores principales: Kinny-Köster, Benedict, Bartels, Michael, Becker, Susen, Scholz, Markus, Thiery, Joachim, Ceglarek, Uta, Kaiser, Thorsten
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
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

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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

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