Stabilizing blood with 3-deazaadenosine interferes in the Abbott FPIA assay for plasma homocyst(e)ine

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 669-670

  Dawling, Sheila ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Homocysteine; Homocystine; S adenosylhomocysteine

Indexed keywords

3 DEAZAADENOSINE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032878428     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329903600518     Document Type: Article

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