Establishment of reference intervals for thyroid-stimulating hormone and free thyroxine in amniotic fluid using the Bayer ADVIA Centaur

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 158-163

  Baumann, Nikola A ^a,b   Gronowski, Ann M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Reference intervals; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; VALIDATION STUDY; CHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 34547092935     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/69A5AV266W230AUA     Document Type: Article

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