α-Glutathione-s-transferase as a new sensitive marker of hepatocellular damage in biliary atresia

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 302-305

  Kobayashi, H ^a   Horikoshi, K ^a   Yamataka, A ^a   Lane, G J ^a   Watanabe, S ^a   Futagawa, S ^a   Miyano, T ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

glutathione s transferase (GST); Bile lake; Biliary atresia; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER FUNCTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; BILIARY ATRESIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS;

EID: 0034033741     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050749     Document Type: Conference Paper

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