Macroprolactin on the Advia Centaur: Experience with 409 patients over a three-year period

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 501-504

  Jassam, N F ^a   Paterson, A ^a   Lippiatt, C ^a   Barth, J H ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; MACROPROLACTIN; PROLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTAURIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROLACTIN; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 73449116378     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2009.009059     Document Type: Article

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