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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI102667

PLASMA CHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITY IN LIVER DISEASE: ITS VALUE AS A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OF LIVER FUNCTION COMPARED WITH FLOCCULATION TESTS AND PLASMA PROTEIN DETERMINATIONS

Andrew Wilson, R. J. Calvert, and H. Geoghegan

Department of Pharmacology, University College, London, England

Medical Unit, University College Hospital Medical School, London, England

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The expenses of this work were defrayed partially by a grant from the Medical Research Council, from whom one of us (R. J. C.) is in receipt of a whole-time grant, and by financial assistance from the Ministry of Supply, from whom one of us (H. G.) receives a wholetime grant.

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Department of Pharmacology, University College, London, England

Medical Unit, University College Hospital Medical School, London, England

1

The expenses of this work were defrayed partially by a grant from the Medical Research Council, from whom one of us (R. J. C.) is in receipt of a whole-time grant, and by financial assistance from the Ministry of Supply, from whom one of us (H. G.) receives a wholetime grant.

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Department of Pharmacology, University College, London, England

Medical Unit, University College Hospital Medical School, London, England

1

The expenses of this work were defrayed partially by a grant from the Medical Research Council, from whom one of us (R. J. C.) is in receipt of a whole-time grant, and by financial assistance from the Ministry of Supply, from whom one of us (H. G.) receives a wholetime grant.

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Published September 1, 1952 - More info

Published in Volume 31, Issue 9 on September 1, 1952
J Clin Invest. 1952;31(9):815–823. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI102667.
© 1952 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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