A case of aspartate aminotransferase macroenzyme

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 320-322

  Cabrera Abreu, J ^a   Jain, R ^a   Robinson, P ^a   Edees, S ^a   Staughton, T ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE MACROENZYME; CREATINE KINASE; LACTULOSE; MACROGOL; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; RESIN;

ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT; SYMPTOM;

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 44249084900     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2007.007063     Document Type: Article

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