Influence of sex and chronic haemodialysis treatment on total, free and acyl carnitine concentrations in human serum

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 479-487

  Alhomida, A S ^a   Sobki, S H ^b   Al Sulaiman, M H ^b   Al Khader, A A ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLCARNITINE; CARNITINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX;

EID: 0030679714     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02551117     Document Type: Article

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