High total protein impairs appropriate gel barrier formation in BD vacutainer blood collection tubes [8]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 364-365

  Van Den Ouweland, Johannes M W ^a   Church, Stephan ^b  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Preanalytical Systems   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMA PROTEIN; POLYMER;

BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; LABORATORY APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; LETTER; PLASMA VISCOSITY; VACUUM EXTRACTOR;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD PROTEINS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CENTRIFUGATION; GELS; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847411472     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2006.081653     Document Type: Letter

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