Spurious tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 production by human monocytes from blood collected in endotoxin-contaminated vacutainer blood collection tubes.
Aziz
Najib
N
Irwin
Michael R
MR
Dickerson
Sally S
SS
Butch
Anthony W
AW
D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004731:Endotoxins; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D004731:Endotoxins; D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha