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Resuscitation

Volume 9, Issue 2, June 1981, Pages 119-124
Resuscitation

Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid free amino acid concentration in post-traumatic cerebral oedema in patients with shock

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Abstract

The concentrations of free amino acids in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in 15 patients with post-traumatic cerebral oedema with hyperventilatory syndrome have been analyzed. Hypotheses are proffered to interpret the observed alterations of amino acids cerebral metabolism in this condition.

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