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Ammonia-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and energy metabolism disturbances in isolated brain and liver mitochondria, and the effect of taurine administration: relevance to hepatic encephalopathy treatment
INTRODUCTION: Ammonia-induced oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and energy crisis are known as some the major mechanisms of brain injury in hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Hyperammonemia also affects the liver and hepatocytes. Therefore, targeting mitochondria seems to be a therapeutic point...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5649485/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29062904 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ceh.2017.68833 |