Quantitation of urinary glycosaminoglycans with Alcian blue: Evaluation of the interference by Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 207-214

  Bhavanandan, V P ^a   Martin, Angela ^a   Erickson, Deborah R ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcian blue complex; Glycosaminoglycans; Tamm Horsfall glycoprotein; Urine

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; TAMM HORSFALL GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TECHNIQUE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0030606675     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(96)06318-8     Document Type: Article

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