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Efficacy of L-carnitine on ribavirin-induced hemolytic anemia in patients with hepatitis C virus infection

BACKGROUND/AIMS: L-carnitine not only alleviates hyperammonemia and reduces muscle cramps in patients with liver cirrhosis, but also improves anemia in patients with chronic hepatitis and renal dysfunction. This study prospectively evaluated the preventative efficacy of L-carnitine supplementation a...

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Autores principales: Sato, Shinya, Moriya, Kei, Furukawa, Masanori, Saikawa, Soichiro, Namisaki, Tadashi, Kitade, Mitsuteru, Kawaratani, Hideto, Kaji, Kosuke, Takaya, Hiroaki, Shimozato, Naotaka, Sawada, Yasuhiko, Seki, Kenichiro, Kitagawa, Koh, Akahane, Takemi, Mitoro, Akira, Okura, Yasushi, Yamao, Junichi, Yoshiji, Hitoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6435976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30798587
http://dx.doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2018.0070