Ex-vivo changes in amino acid concentrations from blood stored at room temperature or on ice: Implications for arginine and taurine measurements

BMC Clinical Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Davis, Joshua S ^a,b   Darcy, Christabelle J ^a   Piera, Kim ^a   McNeil, Yvette R ^a   Woodberry, Tonia ^a   Anstey, Nicholas M ^a,b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; TAURINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEGRADATION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 72449135725     PISSN: 14726890     EISSN: 14726890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6890-9-10     Document Type: Article

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