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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | Practical Laboratory Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352551718300349 |