Stability of YKL-40 concentration in blood samples

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 247-252

  Hogdall, E V S ^a   Johansen, J S ^a   Kjaer, S K ^a   Price, P A ^a   Blaakjaer, J ^a   Hogdall, C K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ELISA; Plasma; Serum

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033867455     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510050184886     Document Type: Article

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