Variability of human hepatic UDP-glucuronosyltransferase activity

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 351-363

  Little, Joanna M ^a   Lester, Roger ^a   Kuipers, Folkert ^b   Vonk, Roel ^b   Mackenzie, Peter I ^c   Drake, Richard R ^a   Frame, Lynn ^d   Radominska Pandya, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Liver; Tyrosinemia; Udp glucuronosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; TYROSINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELING; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELS; TYROSINE;

EID: 0032608371     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.1999_4168     Document Type: Review

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