Significance of alanine aminotransferase testing in diagnosis of acute and chronic HBV infection

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1171-1172

  Kumar, Ajay ^a   Pant, Sanjay ^b   Narang, Sushil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

^b MLN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; HBC infection; Hbs Ag; Liver disease

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INDIA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PREVALENCE;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INDIA; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77956627694     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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