Preservation of urine for flow cytometric and visual microscopic testing

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 900-905

  Kouri, Timo ^a   Vuotari, Lotta ^a   Pohjavaara, Simo ^a   Laippala, Pekka ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ESTERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; MACROGOL; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FREEZING; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRESERVATION; URINALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036275507     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/48.6.900     Document Type: Article

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