Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 35-39 , January 2010

Macroenzyme Creatine Kinase in the Era of Modern Laboratory Medicine

  • Chun-Yu Liu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology and Oncology, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yi-Chun Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yi-Chi Wu

      Affiliations

    • Section of Biochemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Cheng-Hwai Tzeng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology and Oncology, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Shou-Dong Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Medicine, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shou-Dong Lee, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 16 June 2009 ,Accepted 11 September 2009.

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PII: S1726-4901(10)70019-8

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70019-8

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 35-39 , January 2010

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