Plasma creatinine determination in mice and rats: An enzymatic method compares favorably with a high-performance liquid chromatography assay

Kidney International

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-78

  Keppler, A ^a   Gretz, N ^a   Schmidt, R ^b   Kloetzer, H M ^c   Groene, H J ^d   Lelongt, B ^e   Meyer, M ^a   Sadick, M ^f   Pill, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM INGOLSTADT   (Germany)

^c ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH   (Germany)

^d GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colorimetric; Determination methods; Enzymatic; HPLC; Jaff ; Plasma creatinine

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PICRIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; HEMOLYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCREENING TEST;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COLORIMETRY; CREATININE; HEMOLYSIS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; PICRATES; POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASES; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UREOHYDROLASES;

EID: 33845698003     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001988     Document Type: Article

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