Adrenocorticotropic hormone stability in preanalytical phase depends on temperature and proteolytic enzyme inhibitor

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2013 Apr;51(4):e45-7. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2012-0431.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / blood
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / metabolism*
  • Adult
  • Aprotinin / chemistry
  • Aprotinin / metabolism
  • Cushing Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Hemolysis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peptide Hydrolases / chemistry
  • Peptide Hydrolases / metabolism*
  • Protease Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Protease Inhibitors / metabolism*
  • Protein Stability
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Protease Inhibitors
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Aprotinin
  • Peptide Hydrolases