Pre-analytical variation in the measurements of sensitive markers of coagulation and fibrinolysis: The influence of venipuncture and mixing of blood

Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 119-124

  Iversen, Lene H ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood specimen collection; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Fibrinogen degradation products; Prothrombin fragment 1 +2; Soluble fibrin; Specimen handling; Thrombin antithrombin III complex

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; VEIN PUNCTURE; VENOUS BLOOD;

ANTITHROMBIN III; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD COAGULATION; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHLEBOTOMY; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTHROMBIN; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0030793836     PISSN: 14248832     EISSN: 14248840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000217443     Document Type: Article

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