Quantifying spurious free T4 results attributable to thyroxine-binding proteins in serum dialysates and ultrafiltrates

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 985-988

  Fritz, Kristofer S ^a   Wilcox, R Bruce ^a   Nelson, Jerald C ^a,b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE BINDING PROTEIN; THYROXINE I 125;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVICE; DIALYSATE; DIALYSIS; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

DIALYSIS; HUMANS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SERUM; THYROXINE; THYROXINE-BINDING PROTEINS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 34248345392     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.085316     Document Type: Article

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