Abstract:This study reports the relevance of plasma and erythrocyte ammonia concentrations in patients with liver disease. Three groups of subjects were studied: group 1, 47 normal subjects; group 2, 73 patients with liver disease; and group 3, 14 patients with portal-systemic encephalopathy (PSE). The difference in plasma ammonia concentrations between groups 1 and 2 was not significant, but for erythrocyte ammonia this was significant (p less than 0.05). Group 3 subjects had significantly elevated plasma (p less than… Show more
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