Quantitative determination of low and high molecular weight proteins in human urine: Influence of temperature and storage time

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 430-434

  Klasen, Ina S ^a   Reichert, Louis J M ^a   De Kat Angelino, Corrie M ^a   Wetzels, Jack F M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0032941032     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.3.430     Document Type: Article

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