Immunonephelometric quantification of specific urinary proteins versus a simple electrophoretic method for characterizing proteinuria

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 418-422

  Wolff, Fleur ^a   Willems, Dominique ^a  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

a 1 microglobulin; Electrophoretic method; Free light chains; Immunoassay; Proteinuria; Renal diseases

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA 1 MICROGLOBULIN; BENCE JONES PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNONEPHELOMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR SIZE; NEPHELOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PROTEINS; PROTEINURIA; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 40849133897     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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