Preanalytical stability of 25(OH)-vitamin D3 in human blood or serum at room temperature: Solid as a rock

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1584-1585

  Wielders, Jos P M ^a   Wijnberg, Ferdinand A ^a  

^a MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FREEZE THAWING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LETTER; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTPATIENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SERUM;

CHOLECALCIFEROL; FREEZING; HUMANS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68149092226     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2008.117366     Document Type: Letter

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