Serum and saliva levels of sialic acid are elevated in alcoholics

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1060-1064

  Pönniö, Maritta ^a,b   Alho, Hannu ^d,e   Heinälä, Pekka ^f   Nikkari, Seppo T ^c   Sillanaukee, Pekka ^a,b,c  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol Abuse; Alcohol Marker; Detect; Monitor; N Acetylneuraminic Acid

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; SIALIC ACID; TRANSFERRIN;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SERUM;

EID: 0345711485     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04225.x     Document Type: Article

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