Quantitative spectrophotometric microplate assay for angiotensin-converting enzyme in cerebrospinal fluid

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 970-972

  Erickson, J Alan ^a,b   Cousin, Roxann ^b   Wu, James T ^a,c   Ashwood, Edward R ^a,c  

^a ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHILD; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RENIN; SARCOIDOSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0038021202     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/49.6.970     Document Type: Article

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