Samples for CBC and CRP analysis were collected in test tubes with spray-coated K2EDTA (for capillary blood samples Greiner Bio-One GmbH, Kremsmünster, Austria, and for venous samples KABE LABORTECHNIK GmbH, Nümbrecht-Elsenroth, Germany). Measurements on the analysers were performed no later ...
To determine serum Fetuin-A levels, 5 mL of venous blood was collected from the patients presenting with abdominal pain. The blood was centrifuged at 4000 rpm for 5 min. Serums were kept in Eppendorf tubes and kept at −80 °C. Fetuin-A levels were analyzed by Human FETUA (Fetuin-A)...
The whole human peripheral venous blood was collected routinely in sterile vacutainer tubes containing K2 EDTA (dipotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) for analysis of CBC and MDW (it is performed by automated hematology analyzer manufacturer Beckman Coulter, DxH 900, Nyon, Switzerland). CRP as a...