title: Serum S100b (astrocyte-specific protein) is a useful marker of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with fulminant hepatitis.
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Isobe-Harima
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terai
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Segawa
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sakaida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001526:Behavioral Symptoms / Q000473:pathology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000097:blood*; D064568:S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D064568:S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit; D009418:S100 Proteins; C579160:S100B protein, human