Neurophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a new biomarker in laboratory medicine

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1519-1532

  Makris, Konstantinos ^a   Rizos, Demetrios ^b   Kafkas, Nikolaos ^a   Haliassos, Alexander ^c  

^a KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Diamedica SA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Kidney injury; Lipocalin 2; Neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL); Siderocalin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENTEROCHELIN; GELATINASE B; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; NEUTROPHIL GELATINASE ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN;

ANEMIA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BREAST CARCINOMA; CARDIORENAL SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL TYPE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COLORECTAL CANCER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; LABORATORY; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84867817891     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2012-0227     Document Type: Review

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