Serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin - A sensitive novel marker of renal impairment in liver cirrhosis?

Digestion

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-83

  Gerbes, A L ^a   Benesic, A ^a   Vogeser, M ^a   Krag, A ^b   Bendtsen, F ^b   Moller S ^b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; NEUTROPHIL GELATINASE ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATININE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIPOCALINS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS;

EID: 79953839807     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: 14219867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324881     Document Type: Letter

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