Clinical research on liver reserve function by 13C-phenylalanine breath test in aged patients with chronic liver diseases
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Clinical research on liver reserve function by 13C-phenylalanine breath test in aged patients with chronic liver diseases
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to investigate whether the 13C-phenylalanine breath test could be useful for the evaluation of hepatic function in elderly volunteers and patients with chronic hepatitis B and liver cirrhosis. METHODS L-[1-13C] phenylalanine was administered orally at a dose of 100 mg to 55 elderly patients with liver cirrhosis, 30 patients with chronic hepatitis B a...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Geriatrics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-23