Delayed sample processing leads to marked decreases in measured plasma IL-7 levels [1]

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 511-512

  Read, Sarah W ^a   Rupert, Adam ^b   Stevens, Randy ^b   O'Shea, Angeline ^a   Sereti, Irini ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 7;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LETTER; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SERUM;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-7; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 33745920794     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000225741.16840.ac     Document Type: Letter

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