Interference of dextran in biuret-type assays of serum proteins

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-74

  Delanghe, Joris R ^a   Hamers, Nicole ^b   Taes, Youri E ^a   Libeer, Jean Claude ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biuret; Dextran interference; Plasma expanders; Total protein asay

Indexed keywords

BIURET; DEXTRAN; PLASMA PROTEIN; REAGENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TARTARIC ACID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BELGIUM; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

BIURET REACTION; BLOOD PROTEINS; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; DEXTRANS; HUMANS; PLASMA SUBSTITUTES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 14244268161     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2005.011     Document Type: Article

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