Elevated neopterin levels in blood or urine have been shown to be a marker for the activation of cell-mediated immunity in vitro and in vivo. To evaluate whether neopterin levels are elevated in patients with acute viral hepatitis, we measured urinary levels in 13 patients with hepatitis A, 26 with
Serodiagnosis of Acute Viral Hepatitis
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 243 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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