Carbohydrate deficient transferrin measurement

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 345-350

  Foo, Ying ^a   Rosalki, Sidney B ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Unilabs   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; IRON; MARKER; SIALIC ACID; TRANSFERRIN;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; TURBIDIMETRY;

EID: 0031744401     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329803500301     Document Type: Review

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