Significance of the glutathione-S-transferase activity and the total thiols status in chronic alcoholics

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-33

  Singh, Mamta ^a   Aggarwal, Hari Krishan ^b   Aggarwal, Surinder Kumar ^a  

^a PDM Dental College and Research Institute   (India)

^b POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol liver disease; Biochemistry; Glutathione S transferase (GST); Thiols

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; THIOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 84857575151     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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