Non-homogeneous separation of triglycerides, γ-glutamyltransferase, C-reactive protein and lactate dehydrogenase after centrifugation of lithium-heparin tubes

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1180-1182

  Salvagno, Gian Luca ^a   Lippi, Giuseppe ^a,b   Montagnana, Martina ^a   Brocco, Giorgio ^a   Guidi, Gian Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical chemistry testing; Errors; Preanalytical variability; Primary tubes

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEPARIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LITHIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MEASUREMENT; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANALYTIC SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CENTRIFUGATION; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LITHIUM; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 50249170431     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2008.237     Document Type: Article

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