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Reversibility of increased formation of catecholamines in patients with alcoholic liver disease

A. Parlesak Dept. of Physiology of Nutrition, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, GermanyCorrespondenceparlesak@uni‐hohenheim.de
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C. Reisenauer Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, Robert‐Bosch‐Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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J. Biermann Dept. of Physiology of Nutrition, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany
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D. Ratge Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, Robert‐Bosch‐Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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J. C. Bode Dept. of Physiology of Nutrition, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany
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C. Bode Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, Robert‐Bosch‐Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
Pages 60-66 | Received 12 Feb 2003, Accepted 09 Oct 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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