The clinical significance of hyperamylasemia in organophosphate poisoning

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 673-681

  Lee, Wui Chiang ^a   Yang, Chen Chang ^a,b   Deng, Jou Fang ^a   Wu, Ming Ling ^a   Ger, Jiin ^a   Lin, Han Chieh ^a   Chang, Full Young ^a   Lee, Shou Dong ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERAMYLASEMIA; INTOXICATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SHOCK; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031647317     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659809162615     Document Type: Article

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