Observations on the zinc protoporphyrin/heme ratio in whole blood

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 146-148

  Labbé, Robert F ^a   Dewanji, Anjana ^b   McLaughlin, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME; IRON DERIVATIVE; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

EID: 0032948045     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.1.146     Document Type: Article

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