Abstract:
:This highly sensitive method for determining retinol-binding protein in human serum and urine is based on a double-antibody "sandwich"-type enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The assayable concentration range is 0.8-48 micrograms/L, the detection limit 0.2 micrograms/L. Within-assay coefficients of variation for 10 determinations at two different concentrations were 5.5 and 5.8%. The corresponding between-assay CVs were 7.9 and 9.2%. We saw no interference from any components of urine or serum. The mean urinary excretion by 30 healthy subjects, as determined by this method, was 101 micrograms/g of creatinine (SD 38.8). The concentration in serum averaged 43 mg/L (SD 12.1).
journal_name
Clin Chemjournal_title
Clinical chemistryauthors
Lucertini S,Valcavi P,Mutti A,Franchini Isubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1984-01-01 00:00:00pages
149-51issue
1eissn
0009-9147issn
1530-8561journal_volume
30pub_type
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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更新日期:1989-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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更新日期:2001-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1975-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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更新日期:1975-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1996-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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更新日期:1985-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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doi:
更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1994-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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更新日期:1989-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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更新日期:1989-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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更新日期:1976-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1980-05-01 00:00:00