Stabilization of glucose in blood specimens: Mechanism of delay in fluoride inhibition of glycolysis

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 930-932

  Mikesh, Leann M ^a   Bruns, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ENOLASE; FLUORIDE ION; GLUCOSE; GLYCOLYTIC ENZYME; LACTIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE; PYRUVIC ACID; SODIUM;

BLOOD CELL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE MEMBRANE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; SODIUM FLUORIDE;

EID: 43449138195     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.102160     Document Type: Letter

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