Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) and serum antibodies against acetaldehyde adducts as markers of alcohol abuse

Abstract In the search for more reliable blood markers for excessive alcohol consumption, considerable effort has been devoted to measurements of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT), which increases in body fluids as a result of prolonged alcohol intake. In the present work, three CDT methods,...

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Main Author: Viitala, K. (Katja)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Oulu 1998
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Online Access:http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514251075
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