Beta tryptase levels are not elevated in patients undergoing liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 980-982

  Woehlck, Harvey J ^a   Johnson, Christopher P ^a   Roza, Allan M ^a   Adams, Mark B ^a  

^a FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; TRYPTASE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME RELEASE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIVER PERFUSION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 0042381384     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jlts.2003.50160     Document Type: Article

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