Serum γ-glutamyltransferase: New insights about an old enzyme

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 884-886

  Lee, Duk Hee ^a   Jacobs Jr , D R ^b,c  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CADMIUM; DIOXIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; LEAD; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

BIOMARKER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEALTH IMPACT; METABOLISM; PEPTIDE; SERUM;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; FATTY LIVER; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FATTY LIVER; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70350218833     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.083592     Document Type: Article

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