Influence of gender on the ratio of serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in patients with and without hyperbilirubinemia

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 799-802

  Mera, Jorge R ^a   Dickson, Beverly ^a   Feldman, Mark ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

ALT; Aminotransferases; AST; AST ALT ratio; Gender differences; Hyperbilirubinemia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 39849111468     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-9924-z     Document Type: Article

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