Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 7 , Pages 2048-2051, June 2009

Treatment of Hyperammonemia in Liver Failure: A Tale of Two Enzymes

  • Rajiv Jalan

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hepatology, University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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  • William M. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: William M. Lee, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

published online 30 April 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose the following: Professor Rajiv Jalan (University College London) has filed for patents surrounding the use of l-ornithine phenylacetate for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy. The technology has been licensed to Ocera Therapeutics. William M. Lee discloses no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(09)00561-7

doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2009.04.016

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Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 7 , Pages 2048-2051, June 2009

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