Sample dilution: A methodological pitfall in the measurement of tissue but not serum ACE-activity

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-49

  Koiter, Jaco ^a   Navis, Gerjan ^a   De Jong, Paul E ^a   Van Gilst, Wiek H ^b   De Zeeuw, Dick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACE; ACE assay; Tissue ACE

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DILUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMOGENATE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031976522     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1056-8719(97)00099-3     Document Type: Article

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