Sample handling and stability of hepatocyte growth factor in blood samples

Cytokine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 201-205

  Nayeri, Fariba ^a   Brudin, Lars ^b   Nilsson, Ingela ^b   Forsberg, Pia ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KALMAR COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCATTER FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREEZING; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN STABILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPERATURE; THAWING; TIME; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0036392341     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cyto.2002.1050     Document Type: Article

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