Serum α-fetoprotein levels in liver steatosis

Hepatology International

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 551-555

  BabalI, Ayşegül ^a   Çakal, Erman ^b   Purnak, Tuǧrul ^a   BIyIkoǧlu, Ibrahim ^a   Çakal, Başak ^a   Yüksel, Osman ^b   Köklü, Seyfettin ^c  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Diskapi Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fetoprotein; Liver; NAFLD; Steatosis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SMOKING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 73349126989     PISSN: 19360533     EISSN: 19360541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12072-009-9156-8     Document Type: Article

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