Sialic acid: New potential marker of alcohol abuse

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1039-1043

  Sillanaukee, Pekka ^a,b,c,d   Pönniö, Maritta ^a,c   Seppä, Kaija ^b  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d FIT Biotech Oyj Plc   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Detect; Monitor; N acetylneuraminic Acid

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; SIALIC ACID; TRANSFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345299206     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04222.x     Document Type: Article

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