Effect of storage on serum vitamin B12 and folate stability

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 249-253

  Komaromy Hiller, Gabor ^a   Nuttall, Kern L ^a   Ashwood, Edward R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0030959382     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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