Fibrinogen storage disease without hypofibrinogenemia associated with estrogen therapy

BMC Gastroenterology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Simsek, Zahide ^a   Ekinci, Ozgur ^a   Cindoruk, Mehmet ^a   Karakan, Tarkan ^a   Degertekin, Bulent ^a   Akyol, Gulen ^a   Unal, Selahattin ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FIBRINOGEN; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INCLUSION; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN DEFECT; FIBRINOGEN METABOLISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOFIBRINOGENEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; STORAGE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ESTROGEN THERAPY; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCLUSION BODIES; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; METABOLIC DISEASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NECROSIS;

EID: 28044445414     PISSN: 1471230X     EISSN: 1471230X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-230X-5-36     Document Type: Article

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