Adenosine deaminase isoenzymes in typhoid fever

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 510-512

  Ungerer, J P J ^a   Burger, H M ^a   Bissbort, S H ^a   Vermaak, W J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TYPHOID FEVER;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE;

EID: 0030012391     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01691321     Document Type: Article

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