Biological variations of human serum butyrylcholinesterase activity in a population from Zagreb, Croatia

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 119-120, Issue , 1999, Pages 193-199

  Flegar Meštrić, Zlata ^a   Šurina, Branka ^a   Šiftar, Zoran ^a  

^a University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Biological variations; Butyrylcholinesterase activity and phenotyping; Human serum; Population based reference intervals

Indexed keywords

BUTYRYLTHIOCHOLINE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE; CINCHOCAINE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; RO 02 0683; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIODIVERSITY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHILD; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SEX FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0344654712     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2797(99)00028-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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