Alkaline phosphatase: Beyond the liver

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-233

  Fernandez, Nicole J ^a   Kidney, Beverly A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Endocrine disease; Enzyme induction; Isoenzyme; Isoform; Review

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ISOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BODY FLUID; ENZYMOLOGY; LIVER; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; LIVER; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

EID: 36049014022     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2007.tb00216.x     Document Type: Review

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