In vitro stability of the reticulocyte count.
A collaborative study was undertaken to investigate the effect of storage conditions on the measured reticulocyte count in venous blood samples. It was designed to cover variation in the three main determinants, namely time, temperature and anticoagulant. The aim was to determine the time for which samples could be stored for subsequent analysis for clinical purposes.
Cavill
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I
University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
Kraaijenhagen
R
R
Pradella
R
R
D'Onofrios
G
G
Herkner
K
K
Rowan
R M
RM
Theodorsen
L
L
Tichelli
T
T
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000097:blood; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000009:adverse effects; D004492:Edetic Acid; D006801:Humans; D012034:Refrigeration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012044:Regression Analysis; D017701:Reticulocyte Count / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
D000925:Anticoagulants; D004492:Edetic Acid