Should we use carbohydrate deficient transferrin as a marker for alcohol abusers?

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 36-44

  Das, Subir Kumar ^a,c   Vasudevan, D M ^b  

^a Department of Biochemistry   (India)

^b AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT); Iron homeostasis; Marker; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; IRON; SEX HORMONE; SIALIDASE; SIALYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERRIN;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTRACEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENDER; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; IRON BALANCE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 3943099389     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02894255     Document Type: Article

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