Changes in brain oxidative metabolism in rats with portocaval shunt.
Oxygen and glucose consumption in brain slices of rats were found to be diminished after 7 days of portocaval shunt. This decrease may be an index of early metabolic alterations produced by the operation.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000378:metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors
D005947:Glucose