Methionine enkephalin is increased in plasma in acute liver disease and is present in bile and urine

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 53-59

  Thornton, S R ^a   Losowsky, M S ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METENKEPHALIN;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; URINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BILE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER DISEASES; MIDDLE AGE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024494152     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-8278(89)90161-X     Document Type: Article

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