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Biomarker of urinary 5-HIAA as a valuable predictor of acute appendicitis
BACKGROUND: Serotonin-containing cells are abundantly found in the appendix. Studies have shown that acute appendicitis is likely to be characterized by altered urinary 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid (5-HIAA), an active serotonin metabolite. The aim of this study is to investigate the diagnostic potent...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749426/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33365378 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plabm.2020.e00198 |