Variations observed for insulin concentrations in an interlaboratory quality control program may be due to interferences between reagents and the matrix of the control materials

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 13-14, 2007, Pages 1088-1091

  Rigo, Raúl Bonnin ^a   Panyella, Mariona García ^a   Bartolomé, Luis Roncero ^a   Ramos, Pedro Alía ^a   Soria, Pilar Rosel ^a   Navarro, Miguel Angel Moreno ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immunoassay interferences; Insulin; Non conformities UNE EN ISO 9001:2000; Quality control programs

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; REAGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SERUM;

HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INSULIN; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34548157227     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.04.022     Document Type: Article

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