Coffee consumption and decreased serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and aminotransferase activities among male alcohol drinkers

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 438-443

  Tanaka, Keitaro ^a   Tokunaga, Shoji ^a   Kono, Suminori ^a   Tokudome, Shinkan ^b   Akamatsu, Takashi ^c   Moriyama, Takeshi ^d   Zakouji, Hidemoto ^d  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Chubu Public Health Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Asparate aminotransferase; Coffee; Drinkers; Gamma glutamyltransferase

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CAFFEINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COFFEE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEA; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALCOHOLISM; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; COFFEE; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031843679     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.3.438     Document Type: Article

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