Low hepatic iron concentration: Evaluation of two complementary methods, colorimetric assay and iron histological scoring

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 430-434

  Imbert Bismut, Fraņoise ^a   Charlotte, Frederic ^a   Turlin, Bruno ^b   Khalil, Lina ^a   Piton, Annie ^a   Brissot, Pierre ^c   Le Charpentier, Yves ^a   Delattre, Jacques ^a   Opolon, Pierre ^a   Deugnier, Yves ^c   Poynard, Thierry ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chemical liver iron assessment; Histological liver iron assessment; Iron; Liver

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROGENESIS; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0032973943     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.6.430     Document Type: Article

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