Aminopyrine n-Demethylation: A Prognostic test of liver function in patients with alcoholic liver disease
Schneider J, Baker A, Haines N, Hatfield G, Boyer J. Aminopyrine n-Demethylation: A Prognostic test of liver function in patients with alcoholic liver disease. Gastroenterology 1980, 79: 1145-1150. PMID: 6777231, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(80)90906-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAminopyrine breath testAlcoholic liver diseaseBreath testLiver diseaseAlcoholic hepatitisClinical improvementHistologic severityLiver functionConventional liver function testsLiver function testsGroup of patientsShort-term survivalClinical featuresFunction testsHistologic confirmationClinical statusProthrombin timePatientsPrognostic testDiseaseHepatitisSeveritySurvivalSGPTSGOT