Profiles of bile acids and progesterone metabolites in the urine and serum of women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 346-357

  Meng, Ling Jie ^a   Reyes, Humberto ^b   Palma, Joaquín ^b   Hernandez, Ismael ^b   Ribalta, José ^b   Sjövall, Jan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bile acids; Chromatography; Glucuroni des; Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; Mass spectrometry; N acetylglucosaminides; Serum; Steroids; Sulfates; Urine

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; BILE ACID; GLUCURONIDE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; PRURITUS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030759322     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80181-X     Document Type: Article

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