Anomalous flotation of separator gel: Density or viscosity?

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 771-772

  Fatás, María ^a   Franquelo, Pablo ^a   Franquelo, Ricardo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA LUZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; FIBRINOGEN; PLASMA PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; POLYESTER;

BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; DENSITY; FLOTATION; GEL; HUMAN; LETTER; MYELOMA; PLASMA VISCOSITY; TECHNIQUE; VISCOMETER; AGED; BLOOD; BLOOD VISCOSITY; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MULTIPLE MYELOMA;

AGED; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; BLOOD VISCOSITY; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; POLYESTERS;

EID: 42449134465     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.093716     Document Type: Letter

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