Storage of serum in plastic and glass containers may alter the serum concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 643-647

  Karmaus, Wilfried ^a   Riebow, John F ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

DDE; Glass; PBB; PCB; Plastic; Storage

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; GLASS; PLASTIC; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; GLASS BOTTLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MONITORING; PHLEBOTOMY; PLASTIC BOTTLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442452767     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6768     Document Type: Review

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