Stability and reproducibility of a single-sample urinary C-peptide/creatinine ratio and its correlation with 24-h urinary C-peptide

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2035-2039

  McDonald, Tim J ^a,b   Knight, Bridget A ^a   Shields, Beverley M ^a   Bowman, Pamela ^a   Salzmann, Maurice B ^b   Hattersley, Andrew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; C PEPTIDE; CREATININE; INSULIN; PRESERVATIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE; URINALYSIS; FREEZING; IMMUNOASSAY; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPERATURE; TIME; URINE;

ADULT; C-PEPTIDE; CREATININE; FASTING; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449698272     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2009.129312     Document Type: Article

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