Reference interval for lactate dehydrogenase catalytic activity in serum measured according to the new IFCC recommendations [1]

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 970-971

  Pagani, Franca ^a   Bonora, Roberto ^a   Panteghini, Mauro ^a  

^a SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enzyme tests; Lactate dehydrogenase; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; REAGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYZER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATALYSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SERUM; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0042477860     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2003.148     Document Type: Letter

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