Paradoxical behaviour of lyophilised commercial control materials for CK and CK-MB assays after reconstitution at either 4°C or 24°C

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-173

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Brentegani, Claudio ^a   Cocco, Claudio ^b   Lo Cascio, Claudia ^a   Guidi, Giancesare ^a  

^a Ist Chim Microscopia Clin D   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; CK; CKMB; Creatinine kinase

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATERIALS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

CREATINE KINASE; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 0030995402     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(97)06522-4     Document Type: Article

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