Heparin plasma sampling as an alternative to EDTA for BNP determination on the Access-Beckman Coulter - Effect of storage at -20 °C

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 52, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 393-397

  Dupuy, Anne Marie ^a   Terrier, Nathalie ^a   Dubois, Marjorie ^a   Boularan, Anne Marie ^a   Cristol, Jean Paul ^a  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

BNP; EDTA plasma; Frozen plasma; Heparin plasma; Immunochemiluminescence

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; EDETIC ACID; HEPARIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TROPONIN I;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; EUROPE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; NURSING STAFF; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

BLOOD PRESERVATION; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EDETIC ACID; HEPARIN; IMMUNOASSAY; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN;

EID: 33748340813     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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