Effects of Delayed Serum Separation and Long-Term Storage on the Measurement of Thyroid Hormones in Equine Blood Samples

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-12

  Allen, Andrew L ^a   Scott, W Michael ^a   Cook, Susan J ^b   Fretz, Peter B ^a   Doige, Cecil E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Horses; Immunoassay; Serum separation; Storage time; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0031508449     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.1997.tb00691.x     Document Type: Article

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