Concentrations of copper and zinc in liver and serum samples in biliary atresia patients at different stages of traditional surgeries

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-277

  Sato, Chie ^a   Koyama, Hiroshi ^a,c   Satoh, Hiroshi ^a   Hayashi, Yutaka ^a   Chiba, Tsuneo ^b   Ohi, Ryoji ^a,d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SENDAI CITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d MIYAGI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bile excretion; Biliary atresia; Copper; Fibrosis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILE FLOW; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER METABOLISM; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ZINC METABOLISM;

BILIARY ATRESIA; COPPER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; ZINC;

EID: 29144472644     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.207.271     Document Type: Article

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