Serum calcitonin precursors in sepsis and systemic inflammation

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3296-3301

  Whang, Kevin T ^a,b,d   Steinwald, Paul M ^c   White, Jon C ^b,c   Nylen, Eric S ^b,c   Snider, Richard H ^b   Simon, Gary L ^c   Goldberg, Robin L ^c   Becker, Kenneth L ^b,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; HORMONE PRECURSOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCITONIN BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SERUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; KINETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; ROC CURVE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 0031769480     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.9.3296     Document Type: Article

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