Aspartate aminotransferase-immunoglobulin complexes in patients with chronic liver disease

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1529-1531

  Tameda, Masahiko ^a   Shiraki, Katsuya ^a   Ooi, Kinue ^a   Takase, Koujirou ^a   Kosaka, Yoshitane ^a   Nobori, Tsutomu ^a   Tameda, Yukihiko ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcoholic liver disease; Aspartate aminotransferase; AST ALT; Chronic hepatitis; Chronic liver disease; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Immunoglobulin; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 16344394551     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i10.1529     Document Type: Article

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