Possible Role of Ammonia in Experimental Cancer Anorexia

Possible Role of Ammonia in Experimental Cancer Anorexia

William T. Chance, Lequn Cao, Teri Foley-Nelson, Jeffrey L. Nelson and Josef E. Fischer Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH (U.S.A.) (Accepted 11 October 1988) Keywords: Cancer; Anorexia; Ammonia; Amino acid; Neurotransmitter   Plasma concentrations of ammonia were elevated significantly in tumor-bearing rats prior to the […]