Time-dependent instability of cardiac troponins in human plasma spiked with NIST reference material 2921

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2078-2079

  Cobbaert, C M ^a   Weykamp, C W ^b   Michielsen, E C H J ^c   Baadenhuijsen, H ^d   Van Dieijen Visser, M P ^c  

^a AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Queen Beatrix Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; TROPONIN; TROPONIN I;

CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEVICE; DILUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TROPONIN I;

EID: 57149099841     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2008.104182     Document Type: Letter

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