Stability of serum total and free prostate specific antigen under varying storage intervals and temperatures

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2182-2187

  Arcangeli, Carlos G ^a   Smith, Deborah S ^b   Ratliff, Timothy L ^b   Catalona, William J ^b  

^a Division of Urologic Surgery   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Prostate specific antigen; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; SERUM; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030772923     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)68191-6     Document Type: Article

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