Influence of separator gel in Sarstedt S-Monovette® serum tubes on various therapeutic drugs, hormones, and proteins

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 413, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 100-104

  Schouwers, Sofie ^a   Brandt, Inger ^a   Willemse, Johan ^a   Van Regenmortel, Niels ^b   Uyttenbroeck, Wim ^a   Wauters, Annick ^a   Neels, Hugo ^a,c  

^a Stuivenberg General Hospital   (Belgium)

^b University of Antwerp ^*  (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood collection tubes; Phlebotomy; Preanalytics; Sarstedt S Monovette ; Separator gel; TDM

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PARACETAMOL; POLYACRYLESTER; POLYMER; PREALBUMIN; PROTEIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRANSFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; GEL; HUMAN; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBE;

BLOOD PROTEINS; HORMONES; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 82955237586     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2011.08.037     Document Type: Article

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