Elastase: A Predictive Marker of Inflammation and/or Infection

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 153-158

  Mania Pramanik, Jayanti ^a   Potdar, Shobha S ^a   Vadigoppula, Ashok ^a   Sawant, Shankar ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Elastase; Infection; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; INDICATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME STABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE LEVEL; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; SEMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DONORS; URINE; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 2342622712     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20015     Document Type: Article

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