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Advances in Cirrhosis, Hyperammonemia, and Hepatic Encephalopathy

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 420)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Hepatic Encephalopathy in Acute Liver Failure: Role of the Glutamate System

    • Adrianna Michalak, Kerstin Knecht, Roger F. Butterworth
    Pages 35-43
  3. Glutamate and Muscarinic Receptors in the Molecular Mechanisms of Acute Ammonia Toxicity and of Its Prevention

    • María-Dolores Miñana, Marta Llansola, Carlos Hermenegildo, Carmen Cucarella, Carmina Montoliu, Elena Kosenko et al.
    Pages 45-56
  4. Studies on the Pharmacological Properties of Oxindole (2-Hydroxyindole) and 5-Hydroxyindole: Are They Involved in Hepatic Encephalopathy?

    • Flavio Moroni, Raffaella Carpenedo, Guido Mannaioni, Alessandro Galli, Alberto Chiarugi, Vincenzo Carlà et al.
    Pages 57-73
  5. Direct Enhancement of Gaba-Ergic Neurotransmission by Ammonia

    • Jeoung-Hee Ha, Scott Knauer, Eric Moody, E. Anthony Jones, Anthony S. Basile
    Pages 85-94
  6. The Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor and Neurosteroids in Hepatic Encephalopathy

    • Michael D. Norenberg, Yossef Itzhak, Alex S. Bender
    Pages 95-111
  7. Abnormal Gene Expression Causing Hyperammonemia in Carnitine-Deficient Juvenile Visceral Steatosis (JVS) Mice

    • Takeyori Saheki, Mineko Tomomura, Masahisa Horiuchi, Yasushi Imamura, Akito Tomomura, Dewan Md. Abdullah Abu Musa et al.
    Pages 159-172
  8. Hyperammonaemia without Portal Systemic Shunting Does Not Resemble Hepatic Encephalopathy

    • Robert A. F. M. Chamuleau, Birgit A. P. M. Vogels
    Pages 173-183
  9. Osmosignalling and Osmolytes in Liver and Astrocytes

    • Dieter Häussinger, Ulrich Warskulat, Freimut Schliess
    Pages 195-215
  10. Effects of Acid-Base Alterations and Protein Depletion on Hepatic Nitrogen Metabolism

    • Anton C. Schoolwerth, Daniel J. O’Donovan
    Pages 217-227
  11. Glucose and Insulin Metabolism in Cirrhosis

    • Christopher O. Record
    Pages 229-233
  12. An Ammonia Hypothesis of Alzheimer Disease

    • Nikolaus Seiler
    Pages 235-255
  13. Living Related Liver Transplantation

    • James B. Piper
    Pages 257-266
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 267-281

Editors and Affiliations

  • Instituto de Investigaciones Citologicas de la F. V. I. B., Valencia, Spain

    Vicente Felipo, Santiago Grisolía

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