title: In vitro stability of the reticulocyte count.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cavill
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kraaijenhagen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pradella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Onofrios
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Herkner
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rowan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Theodorsen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tichelli
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D004492:Edetic Acid