title: Concentrations of plasma and cerebrospinal fluid-free amino acids in hypercapnic coma and acute respiratory failure.
abstract: A comparison between the concentrations of free amino acids in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in cases of hypercapnic coma and acute respiratory failure has been made. Hypotheses are formulated to interpret the observed changes in the cerebral metabolism of amino acids in these pathological conditions.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D000601:Amino Acids, Essential / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D003128:Coma / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000378:metabolism*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D000601:Amino Acids, Essential