Should tri-sialo-transferrins be included when calculating carbohydrate-deficient transferrin for diagnosing elevated alcohol intake?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 381-384

  Heggli, Dag Erik ^a   Aurebekk, Aagot ^a   Granum, Berit ^a   Westby, Christina ^a   Løvli, Trond ^a   Sundrehagen, Erling ^a  

^a Axis Biochemicals AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIALOPROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029744878     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008165     Document Type: Article

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