Induction of M-CSF receptor and its mRNA, and activation of tyrosine kinase in peripheral monocytes by oestradiol-17 beta and progesterone.

abstract：:A bloodspot assay for testosterone has been developed using an antiserum raised against testosterone-3-carboxymethyloxime-bovine serum albumin (T-3 CMO-BSA) conjugate and 125I-T-3CMO-histamine tracer. The method has a detection limit of 0.4 nmol/L with between-batch precision of less than 15% for testosterone values b...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Walker J,Hughes IA,Wood PJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum triglyceride concentrations are measured as total glycerides content in many Western countries. In Japan, glycerol-blanked triglycerides (TG-GB) are measured to identify postprandial hypertriglyceridaemia and to minimize the influence of glycerol formulation on serum triglyceride values. However, TG-GB...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Koyama I,Imano H,Nakamura M,Kitamura A,Kiyama M,Miyamoto Y,Iso H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasting glycosylated haemoglobin was analysed in 535 consecutive patients having an oral 75 g glucose tolerance test for diagnostic purposes. A reference range for fasting glycosylated haemoglobin was established from patients with a non-diabetic glucose tolerance test as defined by the World Health Organisation Exper...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Albutt EC,Nattrass M,Northam BE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Familial hypercholesterolaemia is caused by variants in the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol metabolic pathway involving LDLR, APOB and PCSK9 genes. A national genetic testing service in Wales, UK has observed that no familial hypercholesterolaemia variant is found in almost 80% patients with the ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Ashfield-Watt P,Haralambos K,Edwards R,Townsend D,Gingell R,Wa Li K,Humphries SE,McDowell I

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, the difference in microRNA expression profiles in tears of dry eye patients and healthy people has not been reported. In current study, we evaluated the significance of microRNAs and transforming growth factor beta2 (TGF-β2) in distinguishing dry eye. METHODS:A total of 138 patients with dry eye fr...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Wang Q,Xie X,Li H,Hao S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequential measurements of plasma alkaline phosphatase activity were made in 84 pre-term infants delivered before 38 weeks gestation. In 67% of infants, without evidence of rickets but in whom three or more measurements were made and the peak activity was less than 10 times the adult reference range, the activity rose...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Walters EG,Murphy JF,Henry P,Gray OP,Elder GH

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that for the accurate measurement of calcium in urine, samples must be collected into bottles containing acid. Acidification poses risks to both patients and laboratory staff. Here we reappraise whether acidification is a preanalytical necessity. METHODS:Twenty-four-hour urine samples ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Sodi R,Bailey LB,Glaysher J,Allars L,Roberts NB,Marks EM,Fraser WD

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apolipoprotein concentrations in reflex tears from healthy and noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) subjects were measured and correlated with the stage of diabetic retinopathy. METHODS AND RESULTS:The apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) concentrations in the tears from NIDDM patients with retinopathy we...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Kawai S,Nakajima T,Hokari S,Komoda T,Kawai K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three characteristics of a sample of AutoAnalyzer Sampler II modules have been measured: eccentricity of the cam, eccentricity of the spindle driving the cam, and the lengths of the chords of the cam lobes. Imprecision in timing may make a significant contribution to analytical error. ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： McLelland AS,Fleck A,Wagstaff D,Robinson R

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protoporphyrin and zinc-protoporphyrin were measured in the erythrocytes of normal subjects, workers exposed to lead and patients with iron deficiency and erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP). Results showed significantly higher levels of zinc-protoporphyrin in the lead-exposed workers (P < 0.0001), patients with iron ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Nelson JC,Westwood M,Allen KR,Newton KE,Barth JH

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive immunochemiluminometric assay with a detection limit of 1.1 microU/L was developed for the measurement of urinary growth hormone (UGH). The assay was shown to be specific and precise. There was a good correlation between serum growth hormone (GH) and UGH concentrations in 20 patients with acromegaly and si...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Turner G,Brown RC,Weeks I,Butler GE,Creagh FN,Woodhead JS

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interpretative commenting constitutes an important aspect of the post-analytical phase in chemical pathology, but has only recently been the subject of quality assessment. The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA)-Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists (AACB) Chemical Pathology Patien...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Vasikaran SD,Penberthy L,Gill J,Scott S,Sikaris KA

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid gas liquid chromatography method has been developed which is suitable for emergency estimations of paracetamol in overdose. The method is compared with a standard ultraviolet method. ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Stewart MJ,Willis RG

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of galactose-1-phosphate has been advocated for monitoring galactosaemia. A radioenzymatic method is described in which red-cell haemolysates are incubated with radiolabelled uridine diphospho-glucose and exogenous galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase. Labelled glucose-1-phosphate is formed in prop...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Dobbie JA,Holton JB

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of ambient temperature on the analytical and clinical performance of a glucose meter was examined. A total of 114 venous whole blood samples were analysed for glucose by a reference method, and by a glucose meter at 21-22 degrees C, room temperatures, 26-27 degrees C and 33-34 degrees C. Glucose meter readi...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Nawawi H,Sazali BS,Kamaruzaman BH,Yazid TN,Jemain AA,Ismail F,Khalid BA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 78-year-old patient with late diagnosis of hyperoxaluria type III (PH3). He developed renal failure after nephrectomy for clear cell papillary renal carcinoma and complained of recurrent urolithiasis for some 30 years, whose aetiology was never identified. Biochemical laboratory investigations ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Richard E,Blouin JM,Harambat J,Llanas B,Bouchet S,Acquaviva C,de la Faille R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma creatine kinase (CK) activity and lean body mass (LBM) (by anthropometry) were measured in 120 women (20-82 years) and 70 men (20-82 years). Plasma CK activity and LBM was higher in men than in women. In men plasma CK activity was significantly correlated (product moment correlation coefficient) with LBM and ne...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Swaminathan R,Ho CS,Donnan SP

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocysteine, a sulphur amino acid, is a branch-point intermediate of methionine metabolism. It can be degraded in the transsulphuration pathway to cystathionine, or remethylated to methionine via the remethylation pathway. In both pathways, major genetic defects that cause enzyme deficiencies are associated with very...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Lievers KJ,Kluijtmans LA,Blom HJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is now established that the bioactive lipid lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) contributes to cancer initiation, progression and metastasis, including those of prostate cancer. LPA is produced in the serum and plasma mainly by conversion from lysophospholipids through the action of lysophospholipase D (lysoPLD),...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Nakamura K,Takeuchi T,Ohkawa R,Okubo S,Yokota H,Tozuka M,Aoki J,Arai H,Ikeda H,Ohshima N,Kitamura T,Yatomi Y

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Omentin is a newly discovered adipokine that possesses an anti-inflammatory function. The aim of this study was to determine the association of serum omentin-1 concentration with the presence and severity of preeclampsia. METHODS:Serum concentrat...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Liu H,Wu J,Wang H,Sheng L,Tang N,Li Y,Hao T

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simultaneous deterioration in performance of several radioimmunoassays suggested that equipment was malfunctioning. Replicate counts from an automated gamma counter showed unacceptable variation during a 24-hour period; this variation was detected using Trigg's technique, a sensitive method for trend analysis, and w...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Challand GS,Cox L

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of serum calcium, parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25 Hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), and 1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) were determined in 99 Saudi patients with sickle cell disease and in 104 matching healthy controls. Serum calcium and 25OHD were significantly lower in the patients, with 14% and 12% of...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Mohammed S,Addae S,Suleiman S,Adzaku F,Annobil S,Kaddoumi O,Richards J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The menstrual cycle-related changes in clinical laboratory values were analysed by use of data obtained in the Asian multicentre study aimed at derivation of common reference intervals for 85 major clinical laboratory tests. METHODS:Among 1876 healthy female volunteers, 893 had regular menstruation. They wer...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Masuda S,Ichihara K,Yamanishi H,Hirano Y,Tanaka Y,Kamisako T,Scientific Committee for Asia-Pasific Federation of Clinical Biochemistry.

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calculation of within-laboratory imprecision in quality-assessment (QA) programmes normally involves combining data from different analyte concentrations to calculate an average standard deviation (SD) or coefficient of variation. However, for immunoassay neither of these parameters is concentration independent. T...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Compton P,Cole B,Stuart M,Egan G

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addison's disease is a relatively common disorder to endocrinologists, but is rare and potentially fatal when presenting acutely. Treatment now involves replacement of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids with synthetic compounds, although historically patients took common salt and plant-based preparations. We descr...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Cooper H,Bhattacharya B,Verma V,McCulloch AJ,Smellie WS,Heald AH

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free and total reduced concentrations of D-penicillamine have been measured in the plasma of rheumatoid arthritis patients by HPLC and electro-chemical detection. A reverse-phase ion-pair separation in conjunction with a dual porous graphite electrode satisfied the requirements of robustness, sensitivity, selectivity ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Webb BA,Richardson SJ,Haslock I

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a network of laboratories analytical variability between instruments, even of the same type, may exist for reasons beyond the control of laboratory staff. Controlling variability is a prerequisite for the application of shared reference ranges and for ensuring the transferability of patient test results. ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Jassam N,Lindsay C,Harrison K,Thompson D,Bosomworth MP,Barth JH

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The clinical utility of serum thyroglobulin in the follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma may be compromised by the presence of endogenous antithyroglobulin antibodies. To prevent interference by antithyroglobulin antibodies several groups have developed real-time PCR-based assays for q...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Feddersen S,Bastholt L,Pedersen SM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of a 41-year-old man with a history of recurrent renal stones over 10 years. Analysis of the stone showed that, although it gave a positive reaction with the non-specific phosphotungstic acid test, uricase failed to identify any urate present. Analysis in a reference laboratory confirmed its compos...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Wilkinson H,Samuell C,Stower M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble-fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1) are biomarkers of placental function used to aid the diagnosis and prediction of pregnancy complications. This work verified the analytical performance of both biomarkers and provides preliminary diagnostic accuracy data to identi...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Armstrong-Buisseret LK,Haslam S,James T,Bradshaw L,Heazell AE

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00