title: Carboxyhaemoglobin: a possible reference material for haemoglobin assay.
abstract: The inter- and intralaboratory quality control of haemoglobin estimation in remote laboratories requires a more rugged control haemolysate than is commercially available. The stabilities of oxyhaemoglobin and carboxyhaemoglobin forms of an ethanediol-containing haemolysate were studied over a three-year period. From the results obtained, carboxyhaemoglobin under nitrogen is proposed as a possible candidate reference material for haemoglobin assay.
mesh_terms: D001793:Blood Preservation; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006418:Heme / Q000032:analysis; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins; D006418:Heme; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin