Interference in estimation of serum copper concentration resulting from use of silicone-coated tubes for collection of blood.
Prolonged contact between silicone-treated stoppers in evacuated tubes and serum was found to interfere in estimation of serum copper concentration using atomic absorption spectrophotometry.
D000818:Animals; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002417:Cattle; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012828:Silicones; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
D012828:Silicones; D003300:Copper