Citrulline levels in a paediatric age group: Does measurement on dried blood spots have additional value?

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 412, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 661-664

  Goossens, Linde ^a   Bouvry, Mieke ^a   Vanhaesebrouck, Piet ^a   Wuyts, Birgitte ^a   Van Maele, Georges ^a   Robberecht, Eddy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Citrulline; Dried blood spot; Reference intervals

Indexed keywords

CITRULLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CITRULLINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551472764     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.11.021     Document Type: Article

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