Disparity between studies of the stability of BNP in blood: Comparison of endogenous and exogenous peptide

Heart

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 212-213

  Murdoch, D R ^a   Byrne, J ^b   Farmer, R ^a   Morton, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032987740     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.81.2.212     Document Type: Article

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