Techniques for identifying heterophile antibody interference are assay specific: Study of seven analytes on two automated immunoassay analyzers

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 639-641

  Ellis, Margarette Jane ^a   Livesey, John Hamilton ^a  

^a Canterbury Health Laboratories Endolab   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MACROGOL; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TELOPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; AUTOANALYSIS; HORMONES; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 14544284012     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.043869     Document Type: Article

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