Nephelometric determination of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 551-557

  Schellenberg, François ^a   Martin, Michèle ^a   Cacès, Emile ^b   Bénard, Jean Yves ^c   Weill, Jacques ^a  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b Regional Institute for Health (IRSA)   (France)

^c Centre Louis Sevestre   (France)

Author keywords

abused drugs; alcoholism; rate nephelometry; toxicology

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029880155     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/42.4.551     Document Type: Article

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