title: Institute for Quality in Laboratory Medicine series--controversies in laboratory medicine: insights into B-type natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide measurements.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. rchristenson@umm.edu
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Christenson
authors.forename: W H Wilson
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000592:standards; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain