Abstract:
:We describe the measurement of human immunoglobulins IgG, IgA, and IgM in diluted sera, with diluted commercial monospecific antisera, with use of a 36-place centrifugal analyzer (RotoChem IIa; American Instrument Co., Silver Spring, MD 20920). The assay involves a two-point kinetic turbidimetric technique. The changes in absorbance at 340 nm between 10 and 255 s are taken for standard curve construction with use of a computer-generated cubic least-squares fit. Patients' samples are quickly calculated from the stored curve. Multiple time-interval readings are taken to observe the reaction kinetics. The lowest detectable concentrations are: IgG, 5 mg/L; IgA, 20 mg/L; and IgM, 20 mg/L. Correlation with radial immunodiffusion was excellent. Precision, accuracy, linearity, and sensitivity were very acceptable. Antigen or antibody excess can be easily detected. The accuracy of the proposed method when measuring idiotypic monoclonal proteins is greater than radial immunodiffusion. Up to 30 patients' samples can be analyzed at one time, and calculation of test results by use of the computer program is efficient and rapid.
journal_name
Clin Chemjournal_title
Clinical chemistryauthors
Finley PR,Williams RJ,Lichti DA,Griffith F,Thies ACsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1979-04-01 00:00:00pages
526-30issue
4eissn
0009-9147issn
1530-8561journal_volume
25pub_type
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1373/clinchem.2003.027359
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1980-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1979-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1976-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1373/clinchem.2005.059485
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1988-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1986-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1983-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1987-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1975-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial malignant solid tumor in children under 5 years and is characterized by a wide clinical and biological heterogeneity, from spontaneously regressive forms to cancers with a rapid and fatal progression. MYCN oncogene amplification is considered the most important p...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::A region consisting of 19 clinical laboratories harmonized their calibration of seven common enzymes by using fresh patient-pool sera. One of the laboratories was chosen to act as Regional Reference Laboratory (RRL). This laboratory used internationally accepted (mostly IFCC) methods at 37 degrees C, with an intralabo...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1984-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have developed and validated simple, rapid immunoassays to measure concentrations of albumin in urine ranging from 5 to 200 mg/L. We use antiserum to human albumin, raised in sheep, and we separate the antibody-bound and free fractions of albumin by using a second antiserum, produced in donkeys, against the Fc frag...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1986-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1985-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1373/49.4.581
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1976-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1373/clinchem.2009.140707
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1983-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The next-generation, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays can measure quantifiable concentrations of cTn in a majority of individuals, but there are few studies assessing these assays for risk stratification. The present study was undertaken to determine if a research hs-cTnI assay can be useful for pred...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1373/clinchem.2009.127241
更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1987-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::We measured the concentration of erythrocyte protoporphyrin in 43 blood samples by two fluorometric methods. In the indirect method, protoporphyrin was extracted from blood and the fluorescence of the free acid in the extract was determined with a filter-fluorometer. These results were compared with results of direct ...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1978-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1981-04-01 00:00:00