Gut ammonia production and its modulation.

Abstract excerpt

Systemic hyperammonemia has been largely found in patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy, and ammonia plays a major role in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy. However, controversial points remain: a) the correlation between plasma ammonia levels and neurophysiological impairment. The lack of correlation between ammonia levels and grade of hepatic encephalopathy in some cases has been...

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