Macromolecular cystatin C can be a caveat for estimating glomerular filtration rate in biliary obstruction

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1257-1259

  Vynckier, Liesbeth ^a   Stove, Veronique ^a   Delanghe, Joris R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOCORTICOID; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BODY COMPOSITION; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SCREENING TEST;

BIOPOLYMERS; CHOLESTASIS; CYSTATINS; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 47549085930     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2008.103176     Document Type: Letter

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