Stability of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in whole blood and plasma stored under different conditions when measured with the Biosite Triage or Beckman-Coulter Access systems

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 384, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 176-178

  Christenson, Robert H ^b   Azzazy, Hassan M E ^a   Duh, Show Hong ^b  

^a The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

B type natriuretic peptide; Beckman Coulter Access BNP; Biosite Triage BNP; BNP; Measurement

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYZER; BLOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; LUNG DISEASE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST; VENOUS BLOOD;

BLOOD PRESERVATION; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN;

EID: 34547828899     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2007.05.025     Document Type: Letter

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