Two-year stability of NT-proBNP in frozen samples using the Roche Elecsys system

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 318-319

  Cauliez, Bruno ^a   Guignery, J ^a   Marinier, S ^a   Mariau, I ^a   Lavoinne, A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; FREEZING; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE;

FREEZING; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44249090635     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2007.007187     Document Type: Article

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