Filter paper collection of plasma for IGF-I test in patients with acromegaly

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 287-291

  Wu, Ta Jen ^a   Yu, Eugene Hsin ^a   Song, Lu ^a   Taylor, Robert L ^a   Kao, Pai C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Filter paper; IGF I; Immunochemiluminometry; Plasma transport

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMILUMINESCENT ASSAY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; FILTRATION; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLARITY; PAPER; POSTAL MAIL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TAIWAN;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MINNESOTA; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PAPER; POSTAL SERVICE; RECURRENCE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TAIWAN; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036021995     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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