Plasma phenylethanolamine in hepatic encephalopathy
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Vol. 8 (3) , 183-184
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2362.1978.tb00833.x
Abstract
Amines other than octopamine may be involved in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy. Plasma phenylethanolamine was determined by a radioenzymatic method in 26 biopsy-proven cirrhotics with or without encephalopathy and in 7 normal adults. Phenylethanolamine plasma levels correlated statistically with the presence of liver cirrhosis and severe coma. These results are consistent with the false neurotransmitter hypothesis of hepatic encephalopathy.Keywords
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