Selective use of transthyretin and retinol-binding protein as markers in the postoperative assessment of protein nutritional status

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-5

  Ihara, Hiroshi ^a   Matsumoto, Takayuki ^a   Shino, Yoshio ^a   Hashizume, Naotaka ^a   Takase, Makoto ^b   Nagao, Jiro ^b   Sumiyama, Yoshinobu ^b  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY OHASHI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albumin; Amino acid; Fischer ratio; Nutritional status; Retinol binding protein; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINO ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PREALBUMIN; PROTEIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN METABOLISM;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREALBUMIN; PROTEINS; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037266929     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.10059     Document Type: Article

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