Hyperglobulinemia with an increased anion gap

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 316, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 393-397

  Kirschbaum, Barry ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Albumin; Anion gap; Globulin; Plasma protein

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; GLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0032433744     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199812000-00007     Document Type: Article

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