Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin and gamma-glutamyl transferase levels during disulfiram therapy

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1202-1205

  Helander, Anders ^a   Carlsson, Sten ^a  

^a ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ant abuse; Biochemical Markers; CDT; Disulfiram; GGT

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; DISULFIRAM; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER OF GLYCOSYLATION; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ALCOHOLISM; DISULFIRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TRANSFERRIN;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 0029858953     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01112.x     Document Type: Article

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