An improved kinetic method for measurement of urinary alanine aminopeptidase (AAP) activity as a nephrotoxic marker

Toxicology Methods

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 341-361

  Hosseini, Rohollah ^a   Dehnavi, Marjan Kiani ^a   Rankohi, Kobra Elmi ^a   Dehpour, Ahmad Reza ^a   Hazaveh, Fariba Azizi ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alanine aminopeptidase; Gel filtration; Nephrotoxicity; Reference intervals; Storage time; Urinary enzyme

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0345909518     PISSN: 10517235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105172397243105     Document Type: Article

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