Multicentre physiological reference intervals for serum concentrations of immunoglobulins A, G and M, complement C3c and C4 measured with Tina-Quant® reagents systems

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 387-390

  Fuentes Arderiu, Xavier ^a   Alonso Gregorio, Eduardo ^b   Álvarez Funes, Virtudes ^c   Ambrós Marigómez, Carmen ^d   Coca Fábregas, Lluís ^e   Cruz Placer, Marta ^f   Díaz Fernández, Julián ^g   Pinel Julián, María Pilar ^h   Gutiérrez Cecchini, Beatriz ⁱ   Herrero Bernal, Pilar ^j   Sempere Alcocer, Marcos ^k   García Caballero, Francisca ^l   Del Mar Larrea Ortiz Quintana, María ^m   La Torre Marcellán, Pedro ⁿ   Del Señor López Vélez, María ^o   Mar Medina, Carmen ^p   Martín Oncina, Javier ^q   Rodríguez Hernández, María Victoria ^r   Romero Sotomayor, María Victoria ^s   Serrano López, Cándido ^d   Sicilia Enríquez De Salamanca, Adolfo ^t   Velasco Romero, Ana María ^u   Juvé Cuxart, Santiago ^v   more..

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b Hospital Ernest Lluch   (Spain)

^c Laboratori Clínic de'Hospitalet   (Spain)

^d Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos   (Spain)

^e Laboratori de Referencia de Catalunya   (Spain)

^f Hospital Madrid Monteprincipe   (Spain)

^g Hospital Francesc de Borja   (Spain)

^h Hospital de Baza   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL SAN AGUSTÍN   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL DE LA PLANA   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

^l Hospital de la Inmaculada   (Spain)

^m Unidad de Enfermeria Urologica Hospital Santiago Apostol Miranda de Ebro Burgos Espana   (Spain)

ⁿ Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos   (Spain)

^o HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^p Galdakaoko Ospitalea ^*  (Spain)

^q HOSPITAL VIRGEN DEL PUERTO   (Spain)

^r HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^s HOSPITAL INFANTA MARGARITA   (Spain)

^t Hospital de Torrecardenas   (Spain)

^u HOSPITAL GENERAL LA MANCHA CENTRO   (Spain)

^v Roche Diagnostics SL   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Complement C3c; Complement C4; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Multicentre reference values; Physiological reference intervals

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; REAGENT;

ADULT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX RATIO; VENOUS BLOOD;

COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C4; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPAIN;

TINA;

EID: 33947589008     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2007.069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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