Isoenzyme analysis of hyperamylasaemia associated with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 306-309

  Boddie, D E ^a   Couper, G W ^a   Watson, H ^b   Cooper, G G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hyperamylasaemia; Isoenzymes; Ruptured aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ISOENZYME;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERAMYLASEMIA;

AMYLASES; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031719547     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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