Iron accumulation in the liver of male patients with Wilson's disease

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 3147-3151

  Shiono, Yuhta ^b   Wakusawa, Shinya ^b   Hayashi, Hisao ^a   Takikawa, Toshikuni ^b   Yano, Motoyoshi ^b   Okada, Toshihide ^b   Mabuchi, Hiroshi ^b   Kono, Satoshi ^b   Miyajima, Hiroaki ^b  

^a HOKURIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; IRON; PENICILLAMINE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERULOPLASMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILSON DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHELATING AGENTS; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER; MALE; PENICILLAMINE;

EID: 0035185245     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)03831-X     Document Type: Article

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