Are ghrelin levels really elevated in epileptic patients?

Seizure

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 469-

  Aydin, Suleyman ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; GHRELIN; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; ISOPROTEIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ACCURACY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STABILITY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RELIABILITY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PEPTIDE HORMONES;

EID: 34249691815     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.03.009     Document Type: Letter

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