Isoelectric focusing (IEF) and immunofixation for determination of disialotransferrin

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 549-553

  Dumon, Marie France ^a   Nau, Andre ^b   Hervouet, Marc ^b   Paccalin, Jean ^b   Clerc, Michel ^b  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

alcohol; carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT); desialylated transferrin; disialotransferrin; isoelectric focusing (IEF); transferrin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0030561580     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(96)00102-6     Document Type: Article

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