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Galactose Elimination Capacity

Known as: GEC 
A liver function test that measures galactose elimination capacity in a biological specimen.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Safety and activity of nivolumab monotherapy in advanced and metastatic (A/M) gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer (GC/GEC): Results from the CheckMate-032 study.
6 Background: Patients (pts) with GC/GEC often present with A/M disease, which has a poor prognosis, with 1-year survival < 30… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Puromycin aminonucleoside induces glomerular epithelial cell apoptosis.
Glomerular epithelial cell (GEC) injury has been considered to play an important role in puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN)-induced… 
1997
1997
Activation of phospholipase A2 by complement C5b-9 in glomerular epithelial cells.
In rat membranous nephropathy, C5b-9 induces glomerular epithelial cell (GEC) injury and proteinuria, which is partially mediated… 
1993
1993
Insulin uptake and processing by cultured mouse glomerular endothelial cells.
Endothelial cells isolated from a variety of vascular beds bind and transport insulin but exhibit relatively low insulin… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Complement C5b-9 complex activates phospholipases in glomerular epithelial cells.
In rat membranous nephropathy, formation of the C5b-9 membrane attack complex (MAC) leads to proteinuria in association with… 
1988
1988
The complement membrane attack complex stimulates the prostanoid production of cultured glomerular epithelial cells.
Incubation of cultured rat glomerular epithelial cells (GEC) with sublytic amounts of the purified complement components C5b6, C7… 
1987
1987
Granulocyte elastase-alpha 1-antiproteinase complex in cystic fibrosis: sensitive plasma assay for monitoring pulmonary infections.
1986
1986
Effect of liver function on the metabolism of prednisone and prednisolone in humans.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Antibody-induced redistribution of Heymann antigen on the surface of cultured glomerular visceral epithelial cells: possible role in the pathogenesis of Heymann glomerulonephritis.
In this study we analyze the ability of antibodies that produce passive Heymann glomerulonephritis to induce antigen… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Galactose elimination capacity in the rat.
The elimination of galactose infused in rats was found to follow saturation kinetics with estimated maximal elimination rate 122… 
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