Effects of storage temperature and time on clinical biochemical parameters from rat serum

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 202-204

  Cray, Carolyn ^a   Rodriguez, Marilyn ^a   Zaias, Julia ^a   Altaian, Norman H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CREATINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREEZING; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEROLOGY; SERUM; SHELF LIFE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 64549162046     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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