Correlation between serum alanine aminotransferase activity and age: An inverted U curve pattern

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2201-2204

  Elinav, Eran ^a   Ben Dov, Iddo Z ^a   Ackerman, Elizabeth ^b   Kiderman, Alexander ^b   Glikberg, Frida ^b   Shapira, Yami ^a   Ackerman, Zvi ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOME FOR THE AGED; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 27744544502     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41822.x     Document Type: Review

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