A comparison of IgG anti-rubella activity in frozen serum stored in primary gel separation tubes or secondary tubes

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 104-106

  Ellis, V ^a   Charlett, A ^b   Bendall, R ^a  

^a ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PLASTIC; RUBELLA ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ERROR; FREEZING; GEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SERUM; THAWING; TUBE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; GELS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RUBELLA VIRUS;

EID: 0347125113     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.57.1.104     Document Type: Article

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