Ann Lab Med.  2024 Jul;44(4):367-370. 10.3343/alm.2023.0427.

Detection of a High-Dose Hook Effect and Evaluation of Dilutions of Urine Myoglobin Specimens Using a Serum Myoglobin Assay

• Hunsaker JJH
• La’ulu SL
• Zupan E
• Patel D
• Pandya V
• Rudolf JW

• KMID: 2557937
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2023.0427

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