Tryptase is not cleared by the kidneys into the urine

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-31

  Simon, Michael R ^a,b   Jan, Mindy ^c   Yee, Jerry ^c   Nori, Uday S ^c   Hu, Jiang ^d   Akin, Cem ^e   Schwartz, Lawrence B ^d  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Renal clearance; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

TRYPTASE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC MASTOCYTOSIS; URINALYSIS;

ANAPHYLAXIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MASTOCYTOSIS, SYSTEMIC; TRYPTASES;

EID: 70450184725     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000260080     Document Type: Article

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