Determination of plasma serotonin and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in healthy subjects and cancer patients

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 422-423

  Lee, Ming Shih ^a,d   Cheng, Fu Chou ^a   Yeh, Hong Zen ^a   Liou, Tian Yuh ^b   Liu, Jenn Haw ^c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG CHING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KUANG TIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE CANCER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0034117927     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/46.3.422     Document Type: Article

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