Isolated pancreatic amylase deficiency: Probable error in maturation

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 844-846

  Mehta, Devendra I ^a   Wang, Hugh H ^a   Akins, Robert E ^a   Wang, Lisa ^a   Proujansky, Roy ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; MESSENGER RNA; PANCREAS ENZYME;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DUODENUM FLUID; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MALE; MATURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034125325     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(00)96936-1     Document Type: Article

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