Improved assay protocol for measurement of ammonia on the Roche Cobas 8000 automated platform

Introduction: Ammonia is a metabolite of protein catabolism that, when elevated, may be toxic for tissues, especially for the central nervous system. Elevated ammonia in blood is an indicator and a prognostic factor for hepatic and kidney disease or inherited metabolic disorders in nitrogen metaboli...

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Main Authors: J. Kaplon, J.J. de Groot, J.P. van Straalen, M. Heckman, J.C. Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Practical Laboratory Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352551718300349