A new chemical preservative that permits analysis of urine sediment for light microscopic examination 12 h after emission

Nephron

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-71

  Del Rosario Rodriguez Moreno M ^a   Rodríguez Moreno, Irene ^a   León, M Teresa Miranda ^a   Boy, Monique ^a   Agnieszka, Nina Cowdry ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cell count; Formaldehyde; Glutaraldehyde; Light microscopy; Preservation; Urine

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUCOSE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HEXOKINASE; PRESERVATION SOLUTION; PRESERVATIVE; PROTEIN; PYROGALLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STORAGE; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE SEDIMENT;

ERYTHROCYTES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; URINALYSIS; URINE;

EID: 0032966375     PISSN: 00282766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000045369     Document Type: Article

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