Serum pancreatic enzymes in patients with coma due to head injury or acute stroke

International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 244-246

  Pezzilli, R ^a   Billi, P ^a   Barakat, B ^a   Fiocchi, M ^a   Re, G ^a   Gullo, L ^b   Miglio, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amylase; Coma; Head injury; Lipase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMA; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIPASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS;

EID: 0031424860     PISSN: 09405437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005990050005     Document Type: Article

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