title: Stability of NT-proBNP in serum specimens collected in Becton Dickinson Vacutainer (SST) tubes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, 6431 Fannin, MSB 2.292, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Amitava.Dasgupta@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Amitava
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
authors.forename: Loretta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: Gertie
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tso
authors.forename: Lupe
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nazareno
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain