Determination of ammonia in cerebrospinal fluid using the indophenol direct method

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 34, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 169-177

  Huizenga, J R ^a   Teelkem, A W ^a   Tangerman, A ^b   De Jager, A E J ^a   Glps, C H ^b   Jansen, P L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b University of Groningen ^*

Author keywords

Ammonia; Cerebrospinal fluid; Indophenol method; Reference values; Storage

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; INDOPHENOL;

AMMONIA FORMATION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032440601     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815078     Document Type: Article

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