Formate buffer as preservative for urinary free catecholamine measurement

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-42

  Iu, Y P ^a   Ho, C S ^b   Mak, T W L ^c  

^a NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUFFER; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; FORMIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; NORADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; URINALYSIS;

BUFFERS; CATECHOLAMINES; DOPAMINE; EPINEPHRINE; FORMIC ACIDS; HUMANS; NOREPINEPHRINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0842308203     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456304322664672     Document Type: Article

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