Stability of neuroactive amino acids in cerebrospinal fluid under various conditions of processing and storage

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2359-2360

  Anesi, Adriano ^a   Rondanelli, Mariangela ^b   Melzi D'Eril, Gianvico ^c  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUOROMETRY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; PROTEIN STABILITY; SAMPLING;

EID: 0031728772     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/44.11.2359     Document Type: Article

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