Study on the Influence of Pretreatment Temperature for Plasma (1→3)-β-D-Glucan Measurement Using Kinetic Turbidimetric Limulus Assay and Clinical Evaluation of (l→3)-β-D-Glucan Measurement Methods

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 169-176

  Mori, Takeshi ^a   Matsumura, Makiko ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

(1 3) D glucan; clinical evaluation; influence of temperature; nonspecific turbidity; turbidimetric assay

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GLUCAGON;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; PHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; GLUCAGON; HUMANS; MYCOSES; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033657902     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.41.169     Document Type: Article

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