Non-specific interference in the measurement of plasma ammonia: Importance of using a sample blank

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-83

  Herrera, Daniel Juan ^a   Hutchin, Tim ^a   Fullerton, Donna ^a   Gray, George ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ASSAY; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER HOMOGENATE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMMONIA; ARTIFACTS; ENZYME ASSAYS; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP+); HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 75149159705     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2009.009145     Document Type: Article

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