Stability of IMMULITE 2000 plasma NT-proBNP in tubes with separator gel stored at room temperature

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 377, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 283-284

  Löwbeer, Christian ^a,b   Wallinder, Hans ^a  

^a Aleris Medilab AB ^*  (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; LITHIUM;

BLOOD SAMPLING; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION STUDY; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 33845529138     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2006.08.022     Document Type: Letter

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