The association of plasma free amino acids with liver enzymes in type 2 diabetic patients

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 772-775

  Chen, T ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Long, Y ^a   Yu, H ^a   Ran, X ^a   Gao, Y ^a   Lu, H ^b   Xie, X ^b   Chen, X ^a   Ren, Y ^a   Shi, J ^a   Tian, H ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b First People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

ALT; Amino acids; GGT; Glutamate; Liver enzymes; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LIVER ENZYME; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; TYROSINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; AMINO ACIDS; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84869219530     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/8059     Document Type: Article

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