title: Serum or plasma samples? The "Cinderella" role of blood collection procedures: preanalytical methodological issues influence the release and activity of circulating matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors, hampering diagnostic trueness and leading to misinterpretation.
authors: Ferdinando
authors: F
authors: Mannello
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000097:blood*; D010949:Plasma / Q000378:metabolism; D044967:Serum / Q000378:metabolism; D019714:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019714:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases