Do serum ALAT values reflect the inflammatory activity in the liver of patients with chronic viral hepatitis?

Liver

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-109

  Cahen, D L ^a   Van Leeuwen, D J ^b   Ten Kate, F J W ^a   Blok, A P R ^a   Oosting, J ^a   Chamuleau, R A F M ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Chronic viral hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Liver biopsy

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029993674     PISSN: 01069543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1996.tb00713.x     Document Type: Article

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