Effects of alcohol consumption on eight circulating markers of liver fibrosis

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 252-255

  Ponomarenko, Yelena ^a   Leo, Maria Anna ^a   Kroll, Werner ^b   Lieber, Charles S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; GELATINASE A; HYALURONIC ACID; LAMININ; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 3 AMINOPROPEPTIDE; TENASCIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; UNDULIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0036258828     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/37.3.252     Document Type: Article

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