Surfactant Protein D in Newborn Infants: Factors Influencing Surfactant Protein D Levels in Umbilical Cord Blood and Capillary Blood
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Factors Influencing the Measurement of Plasma/Serum Surfactant Protein D Levels by ELISA
BACKGROUND Extensive variations in human surfactant protein D (SP-D) levels in circulation as measured by ELISA exist in the published literature. In order to determine the source of these variations, factors influencing the measurement by ELISA were explored. MATERIALS AND METHODS Peripheral blood from healthy individuals was collected into various vacutainers during the same blood draw. Rec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/01.pdr.0000181379.72900.ec