Hepatic Encephalopathy, Hyperammonemia, and Ammonia Toxicity
This volume contains the papers presented at the International Symposium on "Cirrhosis, Hyperammonemia and Hepatic Encephalopathy", held in Valencia, Spain, January 24th-27th, 1994. Liver cirrhosis and other hepatic dysfunctions such as fulminant hepatic failure and congenital defects of u...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1994, 1994
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1994 |
| Series: | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Animal Models of Hepatic Encephalopathy and Hyperammonemia
- Brain Metabolism in Encephalopathy Caused by Hyperammonemia
- In Vivo Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) in Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Role of the Cellular Hydration State for Cellular Function: Physiological and Pathophysiological Aspects
- Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions in Hyperammonemia and Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Spinal Seizures in Ammonia Intoxication
- Molecular Mechanism of Acute Ammonia Toxicity and of its Prevention by L-Carnitine
- Portal-Systemic Encephalopathy: a Disorder of Multiple Neurotransmitter Systems
- The GABA Hypothesis: State of the Art
- Neuropharmacologic Modulation of Hepatic Encephalopathy: Experimental and Clinical Data
- S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine Synthetase and Methionine Metabolism Deficiencies in Cirrhosis
- Diagnosis and Therapy of Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Neomycin Reduces the Intestinal Production of Ammonia from Glutamine
- N-Acetylglutamate Synthetase (NAGS) Deficiency
- Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency: A Model for Gene Therapy
- Retroviral Gene Transfer for LDL Receptor Deficiency into Primary Hepatocytes
- The Carnitine System: Recent Aspects
- Use of Hepatocyte Cultures for Liver Support Bioreactors
- Hepatitis C Viral infection after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
- Exercise-Induced Hyperammonemia: Skeletal Muscle Ammonia Metabolism and the Peripheral and Central Effects
- Possible Role of Ammonia in the Brain in Dementia of Alzheimer Type
- Contributors