Biomarker of urinary 5-HIAA as a valuable predictor of acute appendicitis

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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Main Authors: Leila Haji Maghsoudi, Ali Soltanian, Alireza Shirzadi, Reza Alizadeh-Kashani, Mojtaba Ahmadinejad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Practical Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
5-HIAA
Acute appendicitis
Appendectomy
Biomarker
Serotonin
Metabolite
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235255172030161X

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