Plasma γ-glutamyltransferase alteration in hepatic schistosomiasis bears no correlation with either the parasitic load or ultrasound alterations;Elevação da γ-glutamiltransferase sérica na hepatopatia esquistossomótica não se correlaciona com a carga parasitária e precede alterações ultra-sonográficas

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-31

  De Castro Amaral, Ana Cristina ^a   Kópke de Aguiar, Luciane Aparecida ^a   De Araújo Souza, Mônica Rodrigues ^a   De Toledo, Carlos Fischer ^a   Borges, Durval Rosa ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cholestasis; Gamma glutamiltransferase; Intrahepatic; Schistosomiasis mansoni

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITIC LIVER DISEASE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0038746705     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032002000100006     Document Type: Article

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