F-actin reactive smooth muscle antibody in subjects with normal liver function

Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 572-575

  Toh, Ban Hock ^a,b   Taylor, Roberta ^a   Pollock, Wendy ^a  

^a Immunology Laboratory   (Australia)

^b Department of Medicine   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; F actin; Smooth muscle antibody

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; F ACTIN; LIVER ENZYME; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY TUBULE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 70350632398     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020903071413     Document Type: Article

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