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Blood sampling for inorganic phosphate analysis

Authors: Smith B, Fraser AJ, O'Hara PJ
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 23, Issue 9, pp 190-192, Sep 1975
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock
Subject Terms: Clinical pathology, Diagnostic procedures, Minerals/elememts, Toxicology, Pest/pesticides
Article class: Scientific Article

Abstract: It has been the policy of this laboratory to request that blood samples for inorganic phosphate analysis be collected in potassium oxalate-sodium fluoride anticoagulant but the origin of this recommendation is obscure. The recommendation is presumed to be based on the premise that fluoride ion inhibits a wide range of enzymes that hydrolyse phosphate esters and release phosphate ions. Inorganic phosphate comprises approximately 9% of total blood phosphate…

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