Effect of haemodialysis on peripheral lymphocyte carnitine levels in patients with chronic pyelonephritis

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 194-198

  Alhomida, A S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Hemodialysis; Kidney; Lymphocytes; Pyelonephritis

Indexed keywords

ACYLCARNITINE; CARNITINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PYELONEPHRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARNITINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PYELONEPHRITIS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0032852203     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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