Determination of serum procarboxypeptidase A concentrations in healthy human adults

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 292, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 107-115

  Stewart, Jonathan D ^a   Gilvarg, Charles ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A; CLOSTRIPAIN; ENZYME PRECURSOR; PROCARBOXYPEPTIDASE A; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME STABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES A; CATTLE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PRECURSORS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0033964405     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(99)00209-0     Document Type: Article

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