Effect of zinc on liver cirrhosis with hyperammonemia: A preliminary randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind trial
Effect of zinc on liver cirrhosis with hyperammonemia: A preliminary randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind trial
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DOI:
10.1016/j.nut.2014.04.018
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发表时间:
2014-11-01
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影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Suzuki, Kazuyuki
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作者:
Katayama, Kazuhiro;Saito, Masanori;Suzuki, Kazuyuki
Objective: To our knowledge, no randomized study has shown whether zinc replacement therapy is effective for hyperammonemia in liver cirrhosis; therefore, we performed a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to examine efficacy and safety of the zinc replacement therapy.Methods: Patients with liver cirrhosis and hyperammonemia (at or above the institutional reference value) and hypozincemia (