Serum laminin P1 in chronic viral hepatitis: Correlations with liver histological activity and diagnostic value

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 252, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-180

  Gabrielli, Giovanni Battista ^a   Capra, Franco ^a   Casaril, Massimo ^b   Corrocher, Roberto ^b   Colombari, Romano ^b   De Sandre, Giorgio ^a  

^a OSPEDALE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Chronic liver disease; Cirrhosis; Diagnostic value; Histological correlations; Serum laminin

Indexed keywords

LAMININ;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0030606918     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(96)06332-2     Document Type: Article

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