Validation by isoelectric focusing of the anion-exchange isotransferrin fractionation step involved in determination of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin by the CDTect assay

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-34

  Arndt, Torsten ^a,c   Hackler, Rolf ^b   Kleine, Tilman O ^b   Gressner, Axel M ^a  

^a Abt F Klin Chem Z   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c Bioscientia Center for Human Genetics   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARDIZATION; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031983057     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/44.1.27     Document Type: Article

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