Multicenter analytical evaluation of an enzymatic method for the measurement of plasma homocysteine and comparison with HFLC and immunochemistry

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 937-941

  Huijgen, Henk J ^a   Tegelaers, Frans P W ^b   Schoenmakers, Christian H H ^c   Pronk Admiraal, Claudia J ^b   Ekema, Sjaak ^d  

^a BovenIJ Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^b Northwest Clinics   (Netherlands)

^c ELKERLIEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d BECKMAN COULTER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENZYMES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA;

EID: 2142822257     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2003.028472     Document Type: Article

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