Analytical variation in plasma renin activity: Implications for the screening of primary aldosteronism [8]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 803-804

  Cavalier, Etienne ^a   Delanaye, Pierre ^a   Krzesinski, Jean Marie ^a   Chapelle, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; RENIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM;

ALDOSTERONE; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; RENIN;

EID: 34147194392     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2006.083600     Document Type: Letter

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