Development and validation of an improved test for the measurement of human faecal elastase-1

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-37

  Kampanis, Petros ^a   Ford, Loretta ^a   Berg, Jonathan ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; FECAL ELASTASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACTION; FECES; HUMAN; HUMAN FECAL ELASTASE 1 TEST; INFANT; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149503997     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2008.008123     Document Type: Article

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