Sympathetic Nervous Regulation in Patients with Cirrhosis: Pathogenesis of Fluid Retention and Formation of Ascites
Increased circulating noradrenaline in patients with cirrhosis is due to enhanced sympathetic nervous activity and is not merely the result of decreased clearance of catecholamines. There is a direct relation between the level of arterial norndrenaline and severity of cirrhosis, increased portal pre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1991-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1991/245757 |