Creatine phosphokinase in ectopic pregnancy revisited: Significant diagnostic value of its MB and MM isoenzyme fractions

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-91

  Katsikis, Ilias ^a   Rousso, David ^a   Farmakiotis, Dimitrios ^a   Kourtis, Anargyros ^a   Diamanti Kandarakis, Evanthia ^b   Zournatzi Koiou, Vassiliki ^a   Panidis, Dimitrios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Creatine phosphokinase; Creatine phosphokinase isoenzyme fractions; Ectopic pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; CREATINE KINASE MM; ISOENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROC CURVE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE, MB FORM; CREATINE KINASE, MM FORM; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 29544445615     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.06.047     Document Type: Article

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