A WHO Reference Reagent for the Serum Transferrin Receptor (sTfR): International collaborative study to evaluate a recombinant soluble transferrin receptor preparation

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 815-820

  Thorpe, Susan J ^a   Heath, Alan ^a   Sharp, Giles ^a   Cook, James ^b   Ellis, Richard ^c   Worwood, Mark ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency marker; Standardization; STfR immunoassays

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

IMMUNOASSAY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; PROTEIN STABILITY; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77953199785     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2010.167     Document Type: Article

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