Comparison of serum β-hexosaminidase isoenzyme B activity with serum carbohydrate-deficient transferrin and other markers of alcohol abuse

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 703-714

  Stowell, L ^a   Stowell, A ^a   Garrett, N ^a   Robinson, G ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Kenepuru Hospital   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERRIN;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031467179     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008320     Document Type: Article

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