Liquid heparin anticoagulant produces more negative bias in the determination of ionized magnesium than ionized calcium

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-195

  Shin, Cheung Soo ^a   Chang, Chul Ho ^a   Kim, Jeong Ho ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcium; Heparin; Ion; Magnesium

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CALCIUM; HEPARIN; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IONIZATION; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLING ERROR; SYRINGE;

EID: 33646191001     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: 05135796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2006.47.2.191     Document Type: Article

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