Blood samples for analyses of leukocyte receptor expression and complement factors were taken on day 1, 3 and 15.
Blood samples for analyses were drawn from an arterial line according to the protocol in Figure 1.
KKB performed the registration of data, controlled the database, arranged the blood samples for analyses, performed statistical analyses, wrote a draft and completed the manuscript.
Two of these friends were still alive, and both agreed to be interviewed and to provide blood samples for analyses of dioxins (cases 2 and 3).
At study entry, a physical examination was conducted and each boy and mother provided blood samples for analyses of lead, dioxins, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Blood samples for analyses of gonadal hormones (testosterone, SHBG, LH, FSH) were to be drawn before noon by the patient's GP and mailed to the Hospital's Department of Medical Biochemistry.
Blood samples for analyses of CEC, monocytes and sVEGFR2 were collected in parallel in patients who received treatment with sunitinib (50 mg OD 4 weeks on - 2 weeks off) for metastatic RCC as standard of care treatment prior to start of treatment, at day 14, day 28 and with the last dose of sunitinib of each subsequent course for the duration of sunitinib therapy.
The standard necropsies procedures were carried out at the termination of study to collect the required tissues and blood sample for various analyses from mice of both sexes, as the study does not involve any gender specific parameters.
