Spot urine 5-hydroxy indole acetic acid and acute appendicitis

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 48, Issue 39, 2001, Pages 609-613

  Ilkhanizadeh, B ^a   Owji, A A ^a   Tavangar, S M ^a   Vasei, M ^a   Tabei, S M B ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxy indole acetic acid; 5 Hydroxy tryptamine; Appendicitis; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0034941630     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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