Lupus anticoagulant testing: Analyzing fresh samples after a single centrifugation and after a 68 h delay

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 367-370

  Froom, Paul ^a   Barak, Mira ^a  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

centrifugation; dilute Russel's viper venom test; fresh plasma; lupus anticoagulant; platelets; silica clotting test; stability

Indexed keywords

LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; VIPER VENOM;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; HUMANS; LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIME FACTORS; VIPER VENOMS;

VIPERINAE;

EID: 84860525564     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2011.768     Document Type: Article

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