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ArticleJournal of veterinary science2016

Hyperammonemic hepatic encephalopathy management through L-ornithin-L-aspartate administration in dogs.

Jin-Ok Ahn, Qiang Li, Young-Heun Lee, Sei-Myoung Han, Cheol-Yong Hwang, Hwa-Young Youn, Jin-Young Chung

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Article in Journal of veterinary science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

Jin-Ok AhnDepartment of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Qiang LiDepartment of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Young-Heun LeeDepartment of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Sei-Myoung HanDepartment of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Cheol-Yong HwangDepartment of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Hwa-Young YounDepartment of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Jin-Young ChungDepartment of Veterinary Internal Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seventeen dogs were treated with L-ornithin-L-aspartate (LOLA; experimental group). Three dogs were treated with lactulose recognized therapy (control group). Following LOLA administration, 15 dogs experienced a significant decrease in ammonia level (p < 0.05) and showed clinical signs of improvement. However, there were no clinical signs of improvement in two dogs, even though the ammonia level decreased. Conversely, the clinical signs of the control group also improved and the ammonia level decreased, although these changes were not significant (p > 0.05). These results suggest that LOLA is an effective drug to treat hyperammonemia in veterinary medicine.

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AmmoniaAnimalsDipeptidesDog DiseasesDogsFemaleHepatic EncephalopathyHyperammonemiaMaleAmmoniaDipeptidesornithylaspartatedogshepatic encephalopathyhyperammonemiaL-ornithin-L-aspartate

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PMID26726023
PMCPMC5037314

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