Direct enzyme immunometric measurement of plasma big endothelin-1 concentrations and correlation with indicators of left ventricular function

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 239-243

  Haug, Cornelia ^a   Koenig, Wolfgang ^a   Hoeher, Martin ^a   Kochs, Matthias ^a   Hombach, Vinzenz ^a   Gruenert, Adolf ^a   Osterhues, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIG ENDOTHELIN 1; PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA;

EID: 0031934501     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/44.2.239     Document Type: Article

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