Highly elevated levels of prostaglandin D synthase in the serum of patients with renal failure

Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-37

  Melegos, Dimitrios N ^a   Grass, Linda ^a   Pierratos, Andreas ^b   Diamandis, Eleftherios P ^a,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CREATININE; PROSTAGLANDIN D SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; SERUM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAMOLECULAR OXIDOREDUCTASES; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032928363     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00453-1     Document Type: Article

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