Relationship between γ-glutamyltransferase, lipids and lipoprotein(a) in the general population

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 384, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 163-166

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Targher, Giovanni ^a   Montagnana, Martina ^a   Salvagno, Gian Luca ^a   Guidi, Gian Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

glutamyltransferase; Cholesterol; Lipids; Lipoprotein(a); Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN A; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; ITALY; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEIN(A); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION; RISK;

EID: 34547859328     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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