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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 17, 1171-1175, Copyright © 1971 by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry
1 Department of Pathology, St. Louis University
Hospitals, 1325 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63104.
An automatic calcium titrator for determining total serum calcium concentration has been evaluated. The instrument incorporates a motorized buret, a fluorometer, and a digital readout that is responsive to the quenching of the fluorescent calciumcalcein complex by the chelating agent, ethyleneglycol-bis(2-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid. Analyses made with the calcium titrator were compared with those made with the SMA 12/60 and atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Good correlation was obtained in each instance. Slight hemolysis and bilirubin concentrations near normal did not affect the results; however, increased concentrations of these substances resulted in decreased values. The precision of analysis depends on the technique used in pipetting the sample. A single analysis of 0.1 ml of serum can be completed in 1 to 2 min. With careful analytical technique, precision is good (CV, 0.72%).
Submitted on August 2, 1971
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