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World J Gastroenterol. May 1, 2004; 10(9): 1321-1324
Published online May 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i9.1321
Hyperammonemia, brain edema and blood-brain barrier alterations in prehepatic portal hypertensive rats and paracetamol intoxication
Camila Scorticati, Juan P Prestifilippo, Francisco X Eizayaga, José L Castro, Salvador Romay, María A Fernández, Abraham Lemberg, Juan C Perazzo
Camila Scorticati, Juan P Prestifilippo, Francisco X Eizayaga, Salvador Romay, María A Fernández, Abraham Lemberg, Juan C Perazzo, Cátedra de Fisiopatología, Facultad de Farmaciay Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
José L Castro, Cátedra de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Grant # TB 56 from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Correspondence to: Dr. Juan C Perazzo, Professor, Cátedra de Fisiopatología, Junín 956, 5º Piso, (1113), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. jperazzo@ffyb.uba.ar
Fax: +54-11-49648268
Received: September 23, 2003
Revised: November 2, 2003
Accepted: December 24, 2003
Published online: May 1, 2004
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