Comparative evaluation of a new immunoradiometric assay for corticotropin

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 669-671

  Wilkinson, Charles W ^a   Raff, Hershel ^b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticotropin; Diagnostic techniques and procedures; Immunoradiometric assay (IRMA); Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646699125     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2006.113     Document Type: Article

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