Cross-reactivities of macroprolactin and big-prolactin in three commercial immunoassays for prolactin: A chromatographic analysis

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 16-17, 2007, Pages 1285-1290

  Ellis, M Jane ^a   Reed, Maxine R ^b   Livesey, John H ^a  

^a Canterbury Health Laboratories Endolab   (New Zealand)

^b Southern Community Laboratories   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gel filtration; Immunoassay; Macroprolactin; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CROSS REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; PROLACTIN; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 35248815633     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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