Degradation of crystalline polyethylene glycol 6000 and its effect on assays for macroprolactin and other analytes

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1035-1040

  Ellis, Graham ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creatine kinase; Diagnostic errors *prevention and control; False positive reactions; Follicle stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Macroprolactin; Polyethylene glycol; Prolactin; Prostate specific antigen; Reagent deterioration; Thyrotropin

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; CRYSTALLIN; MACROGOL 6000; PLASMA PROTEIN; PROLACTIN; REAGENT; SCHIFF BASE;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; PEROXIDES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROLACTIN; ROSANILINE DYES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 33749022760     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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