Published 1989 | Version v1
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[15N]ammonium test for liver function diagnosis

Creators

  • 1. Sankt-Georg Krankenhaus, Leipzig (German Democratic Republic)
  • 2. Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Leipzig (German Democratic Republic). Zentralinstitut fuer Isotopen- und Strahlenforschung

Description

The functional state of the liver can be assessed by oral administration of 15N-labelled ammonium chloride (tracer) and subsequent isotope analysis of [15N]urea and [15N]ammonia in urine. Clinical tests based on the ratio of the excess abundances of [15N]ammonia to [15N]urea excreted in urine 3 hours after oral administration of the tracer gave values for patients with liver diseases which differed significantly from these of healthy subjects. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Zeitschrift fuer Medizinische Laboratoriumsdiagnostik
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
3
Series
Z. Med. Laboratoriumsdiagn.
Journal Page Range
169-174
ISSN
0323-5637
CODEN
ZMLAD

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
German Democratic Republic
INIS RN
20052534
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDES; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; EXCRETION; ISOTOPE RATIO; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAN; NITROGEN 15; ORAL ADMINISTRATION; PATIENTS; TRACER TECHNIQUES; UREA; URINE
Descriptors DEC
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; AMMONIUM HALIDES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL WASTES; BODY; BODY FLUIDS; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLEARANCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; GLANDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INTAKE; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MAMMALS; MATERIALS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN HYDRIDES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; POLAR SOLVENTS; PRIMATES; SOLVENTS; STABLE ISOTOPES; TESTING; VERTEBRATES; WASTES