Sex differences and age-related changes in human serum aminopeptidase A activity

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 274, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-61

  Martínez, José M ^a   Prieto, Isabel ^a   Ramírez, María J ^a   De Gasparo, Marc ^b   Hermoso, Francisco ^a   Arias, José M ^a   Alba, Francisco ^a   Ramírez, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Aminopeptidase A; Development; Human serum; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; GLUTAMYL AMINOPEPTIDASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AMINOPEPTIDASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLUTAMYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032496627     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(98)00049-7     Document Type: Article

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