Human growth hormone (GH) immunoassay: Standardization and clinical implications

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 851-853

  Carrozza, Cinzia ^a   Lapolla, Rosa ^a   Canu, Giulia ^a   Annunziata, Francesca ^a   Torti, Eleonora ^a   Baroni, Silvia ^a   Zuppi, Cecilia ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

calibrator; growth hormone; growth hormone therapy; Nota 39 AIFA; standardization

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARGININE LOADING TEST; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CALIBRATOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRO CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE PREPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

CALIBRATION; CHILD; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERNATIONALITY; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 79954494979     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2011.138     Document Type: Article

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