Branched-chain amino acids and ammonia metabolism in liver disease: Therapeutic implications
- 31 October 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Nutrition
- Vol. 29 (10), 1186-1191
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2013.01.022
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