Reference range of some enzymes and proteins in untimed overnight urine and their stability after freezing

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 225-230

  Berg, K J ^a   Kristoffersen, D T ^b   Djoseland O ^a   Hartmann, A ^a   Breistein, E ^a   Lund, K K ^a   Narverud, J ^a   Nossen, J O ^b   Stenstrom J ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NYCOMED IMAGING AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Normal values; Proteins; Storage; Urine

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; CREATININE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME STABILITY; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STORAGE; URINALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMINS; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; CREATININE; ENZYMES; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINURIA; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 18144453692     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(98)00011-4     Document Type: Article

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