Plasma β-endorphin levels during liver transplantation in patients with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 393-395

  Acosta, Francisco ^a,b   Diaz, Julian ^a   Fuente, Teodomiro ^a   Sansano, Tomas ^a   Robles, Ricardo ^a   Ramirez, Pablo ^a   Bueno, Francisco S ^a   Parrilla, Pascal ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN;

ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL STRESS;

EID: 0030017121     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-9120(96)00040-9     Document Type: Article

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