Macroenzyme: Do not forget liver function tests

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 673-

  Mari, T ^a   Morini, S ^a   Zullo, A ^a   Marignani, M ^a  

^a S Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIVER ENZYME; MACROENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; BLOOD; ENZYMOLOGY; LIVER; METABOLISM; NOTE; PANCREAS;

AMYLASES; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; PANCREAS;

EID: 23444447584     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(03)00382-7     Document Type: Letter

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