Delayed deproteinization causes methodological errors in amino acid levels in plasma stored at room temperature or-20°C

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1703-1708

  Li, Junyou ^a   Piao, Chunxiang ^a   Jin, Huazi ^a   Wongpanit, Kannika ^a   Manabe, Noboru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid assay; Blood sample; Deproteinization; Plasma concentration; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549145552     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2009.90156     Document Type: Article

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