Factors influencing analysis of prolyl endopeptidase in human blood and cerebrospinal fluid: Increase in assay sensitivity

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 387-396

  Momeni, N ^a   Yoshimoto, T ^b   Ryberg, B ^a   Sandberg Wollheim, M ^a   Grubb, A ^a,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood; CSF; Inhibitor; Organic solvent; Proteases; Storage condition

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DIOXANE; EDETIC ACID; FORMAMIDE; HEPARIN DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; MORPHOLINE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PROLYL ENDOPEPTIDASE; PYRIDINE; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLVENT EFFECT; STORAGE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; THAWING;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0142125365     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510310001951     Document Type: Article

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