Urinary proteases degrade albumin: Implications for measurement of albuminuria in stored samples

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-157

  Kania, Kasia ^a   Byrnes, Elizabeth A ^b   Beilby, John P ^a,b   Webb, Steve A R ^c,d   Strong, Kimberley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; PEPSIN A; PROTEINASE;

ALBUMINURIA; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NEPHELOMETRY; PH MEASUREMENT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; URINALYSIS;

ALBUMINS; ALBUMINURIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FREEZING; HUMANS; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PEPSTATINS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 77749292311     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2009.009247     Document Type: Article

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