Ratio of primary and secondary bile acids in feces: Possible marker for colorectal cancer?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 668-672

  Kamano, Toshiki ^a   Mikami, Yoshi ^a   Kurasawa, Tsuneo ^a   Tsurumaru, Masahiko ^a   Matsumoto, Masaru ^b   Kano, Motonari ^c   Motegi, Koki ^d  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Association of Health Service   (Japan)

^c Kyoto College of Medical Technology   (Japan)

^d Japanese Society for Dialysis   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bile acids and salts; Colorectal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CHOLIC ACID; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLIC ACID; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032942189     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02234147     Document Type: Article

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