Determination of plasma alpha-glutathione S-transferases in patients with HCV-related chronic infection: Its significance and possible clinical relevance

Liver

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 166-172

  Loguercio, Carmela ^a,c   Tuccillo, Concetta ^a   Caporaso, Nicola ^a   Del Vecchio Blanco, Giovanna ^a   Morisco, Filomena ^a   Guerriero, Ciro ^a   Di Santolo, Salvatore Scotto ^a   Valenza, Lucio Mario ^b   Del Vecchio Blanco, Camillo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha glutathione transferases; HCV chronic infection

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VIRUS CARRIER;

EID: 0031870710     PISSN: 01069543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1998.tb00145.x     Document Type: Article

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