Cholesterol crystallization in human gallbladder bile: Relation to gallstone number, bile composition, and apolipoprotein E4 isoform

Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1508-1516

  Van Erpecum, Karel J ^a,b   Van Berge Henegouwen, Gerard P ^a   Eckhardt, Erik R M ^a   Portincasa, Piero ^a,c   Van De Heijning, Bert J M ^a   Dallinga Thie, Geesje M ^a   Groen, Albert K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b University Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; BILE SALT; CHOLESTEROL; HAPTOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MUCIN; OROSOMUCOID;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BILE COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; GALLSTONE FORMATION; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BILE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031779455     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510270607     Document Type: Article

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