Muramic acid in human peripheral blood leucocytes in different age groups

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 791-792

  Lehtonen, L ^a,b   Eerola, E ^a   Toivanen, P ^a,c  

^a Universität Turku   (Finland)

^b Maskun Neurologinen Kuntoutuskeskus   (Finland)

^c Turku University   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mass spectrometry; Muramic acid; Peptidoglycan

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; MURAMIC ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030801879     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1997.1950732.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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