Reference intervals for the glomerular filtration rate and cell-proliferation markers: Serum cystatin C and serum β2-microglobulin/cystatin C-ratio

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 463-470

  Norlund, L ^a   Fex, G ^a   Lanke, J ^b   Von Schenck, H ^c   Nilsson, J E ^c   Leksell, H ^c   Grubb, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Malignancy; Myelomatosis

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030861042     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365519709084595     Document Type: Article

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