Optimal collection tubes for plasma glucose determination: Confusion reigns supreme

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2016, Pages e281-e283

  Pasqualetti, Sara ^a   Szoke, Dominika ^a   Birindelli, Sarah ^a   Dolci, Alberto ^a   Panteghini, Mauro ^a  

^a ASST FATEBENEFRATELLI SACCO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Citrate; Glycolysis; Plasma glucose

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ACIDIFICATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIET RESTRICTION; GLUCOSE ASSAY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN PUNCTURE; ANALYSIS; DEVICES; LABORATORY; STANDARDS;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; HUMANS; LABORATORIES;

EID: 84987719147     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2016-0137     Document Type: Letter

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