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Original Article

Health-based reference intervals for ALAT, ASAT and GT in serum, measured according to the recommendations of the European Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (ECCLS)

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Pages 243-250 | Received 29 Oct 1994, Accepted 31 Jan 1995, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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