Adaptation of alpha-fetoprotein and intact human chorionic gonadotropin fluoroimmunometric assays to dried blood spots

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 151-159

  Neto, Eduardo Vieira ^a   Carvalho, Eulália C D ^b   Fonseca, Armando ^a,b  

^a DLE Laboratory   (Brazil)

^b Association of the Parents and Friends of the Mentally Handicapped   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Down's syndrome; Dried blood spot; Fluoroimmunometric assay; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Maternal screening

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL SERUM; METHODOLOGY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCREENING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 24044539219     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2005.04.023     Document Type: Article

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