LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

C Hackett, M Linley-Adams, B Lloyd, and V Walker

Plasma malondialdehyde: a poor measure of in vivo lipid peroxidation
Clin Chem 1988 34: 208. [PDF]  

F Desjarlais and G Letellier

Erroneous test results after use of pieced-together rotors in a Cobas Fara centrifugal analyzer confirmed
Clin Chem 1988 34: 208-209. [PDF]  

F Trivin and P Giraudet

"Microalbuminuria" or "pauci-albuminuria"?
Clin Chem 1988 34: 209-210. [PDF]  

RL Alexander, Jr

Heat inactivation of serum prior to measurement of HIV antibody by enzyme immunoassay
Clin Chem 1988 34: 210-211. [PDF]  

R Panula-Ontto and S Gustafsson

Determination of hemoglobin A1c by liquid chromatography
Clin Chem 1988 34: 210. [PDF]  

JD Cook, TR Koch, and EC Knoblock

Erroneous electrolyte results caused by catheters
Clin Chem 1988 34: 211. [PDF]  

S Minisola, W Rossi, F Bigi, S Tabolli, and GF Mazzuoli

Citric acid and calcium nephrolithiasis
Clin Chem 1988 34: 211-212. [PDF]  

J Stejskal and MA Wendland

Quality-control materials for use with monitors of blood glucose
Clin Chem 1988 34: 212. [PDF]  

N Sugaya, Y Takeuchi, and T Kanno

Increased cytosol aminopeptidase in serum in measles infection
Clin Chem 1988 34: 212-213. [PDF]  

ID Wilson and JK Nicholson

Revised method of proton NMR urinalysis for detecting inborn errors of metabolism: a critique
Clin Chem 1988 34: 213-215. [PDF]  

Shuichi Yamaguchi

In Reply: Revised Method of Proton NMR Urinalysis for Detecting Inborn Errors of Metabolism: a Critique
Clin Chem 1988 34: 214-215. [PDF]  

A Clerico, A Cambi, MG Del Chicca, L Cecchini, and S Giaconi

Urinary excretion of digoxin-like immunoreactivity after physical exercise
Clin Chem 1988 34: 215. [PDF]  

PE Hickman, P Mather, and P Boyne

Variation among instruments in interference by cephalosporin in the Jaffe reaction for creatinine
Clin Chem 1988 34: 215-216. [PDF]  

Articles:

E Peuchant, C Salles, and R Jensen

Value of a spectroscopic "fecalogram" in determining the etiology of steatorrhea
Clin Chem 1988 34: 5-8. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LR Witherspoon, AS el Shami, SE Shuler, H Neely, R Sonnemaker, SS Gilbert, and K Alyea

Chemically blocked analog assays for free thyronines. I. The effect of chemical blockers on T4 analog and T4 binding by albumin and by thyroxin-binding globulin
Clin Chem 1988 34: 9-16. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LR Witherspoon, AS el Shami, SE Shuler, H Neely, R Sonnemaker, SS Gilbert, and K Alyea

Chemically blocked analog assays for free thyronines. II. Use of equilibrium dialysis to optimize the displacement by chemical blockers of T4 analog and T3 analog from albumin while avoiding displacement of T4 and T3 from thyroxin-binding globulin
Clin Chem 1988 34: 17-23. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Fogh-Andersen, PS Eriksen, J Grinsted, and O Siggaard-Andersen

Gas-chromatographic measurement of carboxyhemoglobin in blood from mothers and newborns
Clin Chem 1988 34: 24-26. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LM Boscato and MC Stuart

Heterophilic antibodies: a problem for all immunoassays
Clin Chem 1988 34: 27-33. [Abstract] [PDF]  

U Christians, KO Zimmer, K Wonigeit, G Maurer, and KF Sewing

Liquid-chromatographic measurement of cyclosporin A and its metabolites in blood, bile, and urine
Clin Chem 1988 34: 34-39. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HA Adlouni, K Katrib, and G Ferard

Changes in carnitine in polymorphonuclear leukocytes, mononuclear cells, and plasma from patients with inflammatory disorders
Clin Chem 1988 34: 40-43. [Abstract] [PDF]  

NE Craft, ED Brown, and JC Smith, Jr

Effects of storage and handling conditions on concentrations of individual carotenoids, retinol, and tocopherol in plasma [published erratum appears in Clin Chem 1988 Jul;34(7):1505]
Clin Chem 1988 34: 44-48. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Alsayed, TB Drueke, and B Lacour

Purification of anti-apolipoprotein CIII antibodies by exploiting their affinity for apolipoprotein CIII linked to polyacrylamide gel after isoelectric focusing
Clin Chem 1988 34: 49-52. [Abstract] [PDF]  

WE Slazyk, DL Phillips, BL Therrell, Jr, and WH Hannon

Effect of lot-to-lot variability in filter paper on the quantification of thyroxin, thyrotropin, and phenylalanine in dried-blood specimens
Clin Chem 1988 34: 53-58. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CM Huang, MH Kroll, M Ruddel, RG Washburn, and JE Bennett

An enzymatic method for 5-fluorocytosine
Clin Chem 1988 34: 59-62. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Niemi, O Maentausta, NJ Bolton, and GL Hammond

Time-resolved immunofluorometric assay of sex-hormone binding globulin
Clin Chem 1988 34: 63-66. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KL Vink, W Schuurman, and R van Gansewinkel

Direct spectrophotometry of bilirubin in serum of the newborn, with use of caffeine reagent
Clin Chem 1988 34: 67-70. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TJ Nalty, CW Taylor, and LC Yeoman

Variation in cytosolic protein expression between human colon tumors that differ with regard to differentiation class
Clin Chem 1988 34: 71-75. [Abstract] [PDF]  

ML Kelsten, DW Chan, DJ Bruzek, and RC Rock

Monitoring hepatocellular carcinoma by using a monoclonal immunoenzymometric assay for alpha-fetoprotein
Clin Chem 1988 34: 76-81. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AJ Bakker

Immunoturbidimetry of urinary albumin: prevention of adsorption of albumin; influence of other urinary constituents
Clin Chem 1988 34: 82-86. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Abe and R Konaka

Specific determination of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylethylene glycol in urine by liquid chromatography with post-column reaction
Clin Chem 1988 34: 87-90. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AC Schoots, PG Gerlag, AW Mulder, JA Peeters, and CA Cramers

Liquid-chromatographic profiling of solutes in serum of uremic patients undergoing hemodialysis and chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD); high concentrations of pseudouridine in CAPD patients
Clin Chem 1988 34: 91-97. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Y Iijima, Y Endo, N Hata, H Fujita, M Unoki, and K Miyal

Highly specific enzyme immunoassay for the beta-subunit of human thyrotropin with use of monoclonal antibodies
Clin Chem 1988 34: 98-102. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PM Johnson, SL Perkins, and SW Kennedy

A high-speed liquid-chromatographic method for measuring urinary porphyrins
Clin Chem 1988 34: 103-105. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HJ Chap, JP Moatti, R Mieusset, M Nieto, G Laneelle, PJ Bennet, A Mansat, F Pontonnier, and L Douste-Blazy

Simple, rapid enzymatic determination of glycerophosphocholine in human seminal plasma
Clin Chem 1988 34: 106-109. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Branum, L Cummins, M Bartilson, M Hopper, S Pruett, and JF O'Brien

Effect of two anticoagulants on leukocyte yield and function, and on lysosomal enzyme activity
Clin Chem 1988 34: 110-113. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HD Meyer and H Keller

One-point recalibration of heterogeneous enzyme immunoassays with non- linear calibration curves
Clin Chem 1988 34: 113-117. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JA Rugg, CW Flaa, SR Dawson, CT Rigl, KS Leung, and SA Evans

Automated quantification of thyrotropin by radial partition immunoassay
Clin Chem 1988 34: 118-122. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MC Evans

Ten commercial kits compared for assay of thyrotropin in the normal and thyrotoxic range
Clin Chem 1988 34: 123-127. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Morisi, M Patriarca, and A Menotti

Improved determination of selenium in serum by Zeeman atomic absorption spectrometry
Clin Chem 1988 34: 127-130. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MH Kroll, H Lindsey, J Greene, C Sliva, A Hainline, Jr, and RJ Elin

Bias between enzymatic methods and the reference method for cholesterol
Clin Chem 1988 34: 131-135. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JT Knuiman, G van Poppel, J Burema, L van der Heijden, and JG Hautvast

Multiple overnight urine collections may be used for estimating the excretion of electrolytes and creatinine
Clin Chem 1988 34: 135-138. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F Mainard, Y Madec, and N Robinet

Variations in the composition of low- and high-density lipoproteins during the acute phase of myocardial infarction
Clin Chem 1988 34: 139-140. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Matsumoto, H Kikuchi, S Kano, H Iri, H Takahashi, and M Umino

Automated determination of drugs in serum by liquid chromatography with column-switching. I. Separation of antiepileptic drugs and metabolites
Clin Chem 1988 34: 141-144. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RD Forrest, CA Jackson, BJ Gould, M Casburn-Budd, JE Taylor, and JS Yudkin

Four assay methods for glycated hemoglobin compared as screening tests for diabetes mellitus: the Islington Diabetes Survey
Clin Chem 1988 34: 145-148. [Abstract] [PDF]  

WG Zijlstra, A Buursma, and A Zwart

Performance of an automated six-wavelength photometer (Radiometer OSM3) for routine measurement of hemoglobin derivatives
Clin Chem 1988 34: 149-152. [Abstract] [PDF]  

BE Cham, P Roeser, and A Nikles

Effects of non-ionic and anionic detergents on lipid-associated tissue ferritin
Clin Chem 1988 34: 152-154. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JC Hafkenscheid and J van der Ven-Jongekrijg

Two dry-reagent systems evaluated for determinations of enzyme activities
Clin Chem 1988 34: 155-157. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CR Hamlin

A rapid toxicology screen for emergency and routine care of patients
Clin Chem 1988 34: 158-162. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Egberts and R Bulskool

Isolation of the acidic phospholipid phosphatidylglycerol from pulmonary surfactant by sorbent extraction chromatography
Clin Chem 1988 34: 163-164. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LB Schwartz, BL Gewertz, and MG Bissell

Chemical assay of p-aminohippuric acid simplified by use of dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde in ethanol
Clin Chem 1988 34: 165. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Hochstrasser, V Augsburger, T Pun, D Weber, C Pellegrini, and AF Muller

"High-resolution" mini-two-dimensional gel electrophoresis automatically run and stained in less than 6 h with small, ready-to-use slab gels
Clin Chem 1988 34: 166-170. [Abstract] [PDF]  

NV Bhagavan, L Cody, and AG Scottolini

Screening method for detection of Bence Jones proteinuria
Clin Chem 1988 34: 171. [PDF]  

B Pileire, JP Moutet, CM Ragoucy, and J Bangou

Fructosamine and Hb A1c in patients with hemoglobinopathies
Clin Chem 1988 34: 171-172. [PDF]  

I Myara, C Cosson, PF Plouin, and N Moatti

Effect of captopril and other inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme on plasma prolidase activity
Clin Chem 1988 34: 172-173. [PDF]  

SP Harrison and IM Barlow

Immunoturbidimetric C-reactive protein kit adapted to the Technicon RA- 1000
Clin Chem 1988 34: 172. [PDF]  

E Raabo

Errors in blood glucose determinations in hemolysates by the glucose dehydrogenase method on the Cobas Mira analyzer
Clin Chem 1988 34: 173. [PDF]  

K Kobayashi, T Sakoguchi, and A Matsuoka

Stimulating effects of calcium and magnesium on serum pseudocholinesterase activity
Clin Chem 1988 34: 173-174. [PDF]  

JD Berg, G Romano, NF Bayley, and BM Buckley

Heparin interferes with aspartate aminotransferase activity determination in the Ektachem 700
Clin Chem 1988 34: 174. [PDF]  

G Banfi, M Murone, and G Slaviero

High concentrations of tumor-associated trypsin inhibitor in hemodialyzed patients
Clin Chem 1988 34: 174-175. [PDF]  

N Legros, F Grillo, and G Leclercq

Assessment of Abbott's enzyme immunoassay for progesterone receptor in breast-cancer samples
Clin Chem 1988 34: 175-176. [PDF]  

M Pressac, L Vignoli, and P Aymard

Immunoturbidimetric assay of transthyretin by random-access analysis
Clin Chem 1988 34: 176. [PDF]  

M Prezelj

Enzymic determination of total bilirubin in serum with the BA-1000
Clin Chem 1988 34: 176-177. [PDF]  

E Toft, J Stentoft, and PT Andersen

False-negative latex-agglutination test for myoglobin owing to antigen excess
Clin Chem 1988 34: 177. [PDF]  

IM Barlow, SP Harrison, and MO Sykes

Immunoturbidimetric micro-albumin kit adapted to the Technicon RA-1000
Clin Chem 1988 34: 177-178. [PDF]  

SE Nethercott and NA Kalsheker

Kinetic fluorimetric assay for alpha 1-antitrypsin elastase-inhibitory capacity in serum
Clin Chem 1988 34: 178-179. [PDF]  

AA Nanji, R Poon, and I Hinberg

Effect of extreme humidity and temperature on Seralyzer and Reflotron test strips
Clin Chem 1988 34: 178. [PDF]  

CW Lim, WN Chisnall, and MJ Crooke

Effect of shortened pre-incubation on results for fructosamine in normal, diabetic, and quality-control sera
Clin Chem 1988 34: 179. [PDF]  

AA Nanji, R Poon, and I Hinberg

Effect of not allowing Reflotron strips to warm to room temperature
Clin Chem 1988 34: 179-180. [PDF]  

PR Oeltgen, JR Welborn, and MS Burgess

Evaluation of the Abbott Spectrum "High-Performance" Diagnostic System
Clin Chem 1988 34: 180-181. [PDF]  

M Portoles, I Jimenez-Nacher, R Guasch, A Jorda, and C Paredes

Neopterin, thyroxin, and human immunodeficiency virus antibodies in the newborn of opiate-addicted mothers
Clin Chem 1988 34: 180. [PDF]  

CT Chen

The EMIT-St system adapted for use in the CentrifiChem 400
Clin Chem 1988 34: 181-182. [PDF]  

JJ Yang, AJ Krueger, TA Roy, and MH Feuston

Serum chemistry assays in reproduction toxicity testing
Clin Chem 1988 34: 181. [PDF]  

K Huss, FW Putnam, N Takahashi, Y Takahashi, GA Weaver, and T Peters, Jr

Albumin Cooperstown: a serum albumin variant with the same (313 Lys---- Asn) mutation found in albumins in Italy and New Zealand
Clin Chem 1988 34: 183-187. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MJ Henderson, L Shapiro, and C McCowan

Galactosemia detection from phenylketonuria screening
Clin Chem 1988 34: 188-189. [Abstract] [PDF]  

NW Tietz and DO Rodgerson

Clinical chemistry--quo vadis?
Clin Chem 1988 34: 190-191. [PDF]  

GN Bowers, Jr

Accuracy and blood cholesterol measurements
Clin Chem 1988 34: 192. [PDF]  

Current status of blood cholesterol measurement in clinical laboratories in the United States: a report from the Laboratory Standardization Panel of the National Cholesterol Education Program
Clin Chem 1988 34: 193-201. [PDF]  

Basil T. Doumas, Tal-Wing Wu, and Bernadine Jendrzejczak

Delta Bilirubin: Absorption Spectra, Molar Absorptivity, and Reactivity in the Diazo Reaction
Clin Chem 1988 34: 207. [Abstract] [PDF]  

the clinical chemist
Clin Chem 1988 34: 220-224. [PDF]  

Meeting Report:

DS Young

International Federation of Clinical Chemistry: present and future
Clin Chem 1988 34: 202-207. [PDF]  

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