Serum carboxypeptidase A activity as a biomarker for early-stage pancreatic carcinoma

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 378, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 147-153

  Matsugi, Shinji ^a   Hamada, Takatoshi ^a   Shioi, Noriko ^a   Tanaka, Takumi ^a   Kumada, Takashi ^b   Satomura, Shinji ^a  

^a FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation   (Japan)

^b OGAKI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early stage pancreatic carcinoma; Pancreatitis; Serum carboxypeptidase A

Indexed keywords

BENZYLSUCCINIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; ELASTASE; ELASTASE I; ENZYME PRECURSOR; N ACETYLPHENYLALANYL 3 THIAPHENYLALANINE; PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVE; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARBOXYPEPTIDASES A; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PRECURSORS; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; ROC CURVE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33846957741     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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