Triglyceride concentrations should be measured after elimination of free glycerol to exclude interindividual variations due to adiposity and fasting status

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2017 Aug 28;55(9):e191-e194. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2016-0710.
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Keywords: free glycerol; metabolic syndrome; obesity; postprandial hyperlipidemia; standardization.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adiposity
  • Blood Chemical Analysis / methods*
  • Blood Chemical Analysis / standards
  • Body Mass Index
  • Fasting
  • Glycerol / chemistry
  • Glycerol / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemia / diagnosis
  • Triglycerides / analysis*

Substances

  • Triglycerides
  • Glycerol