Effect of collection and preprocessing methods on neutrophil elastase plasma concentrations

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 131-136

  Fischer, Joachim E ^a   Janousek, Martin ^a   Fischer, Marianne ^a   Seifarth, Federico G ^a   Blau, Nenad ^a   Fanconi, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

1 proteinase inhibitor complex; Blood specimen collection; Diagnosis; Immunoenzyme techniques; Inflammation; Neutrophil activation; PMN elastase; Polomorphonuclear granulocyte elastase

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDIMETRY;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; NEUTROPHILS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0032052710     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(98)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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