Glutamine and ammonia in hepatic encephalopathy

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Glutamine and ammonia in hepatic encephalopathy. / Dadsetan, Sherry; Waagepetersen, Helle S.; Schousboe, Arne; Bak, Lasse K.

Glutamine in Clinical Nutrition. Springer New York LLC, 2015. p. 219-227.

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Dadsetan, S, Waagepetersen, HS, Schousboe, A & Bak, LK 2015, Glutamine and ammonia in hepatic encephalopathy. in Glutamine in Clinical Nutrition. Springer New York LLC, pp. 219-227. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1932-1_17

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Dadsetan, S., Waagepetersen, H. S., Schousboe, A., & Bak, L. K. (2015). Glutamine and ammonia in hepatic encephalopathy. In Glutamine in Clinical Nutrition (pp. 219-227). Springer New York LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1932-1_17

Vancouver

Dadsetan S, Waagepetersen HS, Schousboe A, Bak LK. Glutamine and ammonia in hepatic encephalopathy. In Glutamine in Clinical Nutrition. Springer New York LLC. 2015. p. 219-227 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1932-1_17

Author

Dadsetan, Sherry ; Waagepetersen, Helle S. ; Schousboe, Arne ; Bak, Lasse K. / Glutamine and ammonia in hepatic encephalopathy. Glutamine in Clinical Nutrition. Springer New York LLC, 2015. pp. 219-227

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