Elevated calcitonin precursor levels are related to mortality in an animal model of sepsis

BACKGROUND: Increased serum levels of procalcitonin (ProCT) and its component peptides have been reported in humans with sepsis. Using a hamster model of bacterial peritonitis, we investigated whether serum ProCT levels are elevated and correlate with mortality and hypocalcemia. RESULTS: Incremental...

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Autores principales: Steinwald, Paul M, Whang, Kevin T, Becker, Kenneth L, Snider, Richard H, Nylen, Eric S, White, Jon C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 1999
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC29007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11056717

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