Heparin is an unsuitable anticoagulant for the detection of plasma ammonia

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 371, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 196-197

  Wannasilp, Nilrat ^a   Sribhen, Kosit ^a   Pussara, Nongphun ^a   Hwanpuch, Tudtap ^a   Wangchaijaroenkit, Sujitra ^a   Opartkiattikul, Nisarat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; AMMONIA FORMATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD COMPONENT; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEPARINIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

ADULT; AMMONIA; ANTICOAGULANTS; EDETIC ACID; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLICATION BIAS; THROMBIN TIME;

EID: 33746759418     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2006.03.009     Document Type: Letter

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