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THE EFFECT OF ARGININE GLUTAMATE ON ELEVATED BLOOD AMMONIA LEVELS IN CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE
Author(s) -
DAVEY M. G.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
australasian annals of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0571-9283
DOI - 10.1111/imj.1964.13.1.72
Subject(s) - arginine , urea , glutamate receptor , medicine , chronic liver disease , liver disease , ammonia , urea cycle , endocrinology , gastroenterology , chemistry , biochemistry , cirrhosis , amino acid , receptor
Summary Arginine glutamate infusions were given to two patients with advanced liver disease. This treatment reduced venous blood ammonia levels in both, and brought about temporary clinical improvement in one. Urea synthesis appears to have been stimulated. No other significant changes in blood chemistry, and only slight clinical side‐effects, were recorded.