Preanalytical influences on the measurement of Ghrelin

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1114-1116

  Gröschl, Michael ^a   Wagner, Roland ^a   Dötsch, Jörg ^a   Rascher, Wolfgang ^a   Rauh, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN;

ACYLATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; EXPERIENCE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; RAT; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036092826     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/48.7.1114     Document Type: Article

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