Influence of acetate and bicarbonate dialysate on blood short- and long-chain acyl carnitine in adult pyelonephritis patients

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 48-55

  Alhomida, A S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte; Plasma; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYL COENZYME A; ACYLCARNITINE; BICARBONATE; CARNITINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC PYELONEPHRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032893588     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329903600106     Document Type: Article

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