LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

AH Chalmers, DM Cowley, JM Brown, and BC McWhinney

More on citric acid and calcium nephrolithiasis [published erratum appears in Clin Chem 1988 Jul;34(7):1505]
Clin Chem 1988 34: 793. [PDF]  

LP Skendzel

How many different tests are sufficient for diagnosis of acute myocardial injury?
Clin Chem 1988 34: 793-794. [PDF]  

L Pou Clave, L Garcia Beltran, M Peremiquel Lluch, C Pascual Mostaza, and S Schwartz Riera

Blood-collection tubes evaluated for use in measurement of some therapeutic drugs
Clin Chem 1988 34: 795. [PDF]  

DE Cole, LA Clarke, MD McPhee, and MS Marie

Hyperuricemia in disorders of fatty acid oxidation
Clin Chem 1988 34: 795-796. [PDF]  

CG Fraser and BJ Lipworth

More on analytical goals for theophylline assays
Clin Chem 1988 34: 796-797. [PDF]  

D Ronnov-Jessen, L Skov, and J Faber

Sensitive serum thyrotropin assay assessed for efficiency of screening hospital patients
Clin Chem 1988 34: 797-798. [PDF]  

WA Sadler and HM Legge

Computing immunoradiometric assays
Clin Chem 1988 34: 798-799. [PDF]  

Articles:

M Zaidi, SI Girgis, and I MacIntyre

Development and performance of a highly sensitive carboxyl-terminal- specific radioimmunoassay of calcitonin gene-related peptide
Clin Chem 1988 34: 655-660. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RJ Polson, JG Kenna, IP Shears, A Bomford, and R Williams

Measurement of ferritin in serum by an indirect competitive enzyme- linked immunosorbant assay
Clin Chem 1988 34: 661-664. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EA Hische, JA Tutuarima, EC Wolters, L van Trotsenburg, RV van Eyk, JD Bos, A Albert, and HJ van der Helm

Cerebrospinal fluid IgG and IgM indexes as indicators of active neurosyphilis
Clin Chem 1988 34: 665-667. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Z Rotenberg, I Weinberger, A Sagie, J Fuchs, E Davidson, O Sperling, and J Agmon

Total lactate dehydrogenase and its isoenzymes in serum of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer
Clin Chem 1988 34: 668-670. [Abstract] [PDF]  

BW Collins, HO Goodman, CH Swanton, and CN Remy

Plasma and urinary taurine in epilepsy
Clin Chem 1988 34: 671-675. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HR Ha, B Funk, PO Maitre, AM Zbinden, F Follath, and DA Thomson

Midazolam in plasma from hospitalized patients as measured by gas- liquid chromatography with electron-capture detection
Clin Chem 1988 34: 676-679. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Koyama, A Minegishi, and T Ishizaki

Simultaneous determination of four monoamine metabolites and serotonin in cerebrospinal fluid by "high-performance" liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection; application for patients with Alzheimer's disease
Clin Chem 1988 34: 680-684. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F Schiele, Y Artur, AY Floc'h, and G Siest

Total, tartrate-resistant, and tartrate-inhibited acid phosphatases in serum: biological variations and reference limits
Clin Chem 1988 34: 685-690. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Thonnart, O Messian, NC Linhart, and B Bok

Ten highly sensitive thyrotropin assays compared by receiver-operating characteristic curves analysis: results of a prospective multicenter study
Clin Chem 1988 34: 691-695. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MC Browning, WM Bennet, AJ Kirkaldy, and RT Jung

Intra-individual variation of thyroxin, triiodothyronine, and thyrotropin in treated hypothyroid patients: implications for monitoring replacement therapy
Clin Chem 1988 34: 696-699. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F Morito, A Ohta, H Kaneoka, T Nagayoshi, M Hilda, and M Yamaguchi

Genetic analysis of systemic lupus erythematosus: 1. Detection of disease-associated variant proteins by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
Clin Chem 1988 34: 700-704. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Arevalo

Thyroxin binding by human serum albumin after denaturation of the thyroxin-binding globulin in familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia
Clin Chem 1988 34: 705-708. [Abstract] [PDF]  

BE Jacobson and G Lockitch

Direct determination of selenium in serum by graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectrometry with deuterium background correction and a reduced palladium modifier: age-specific reference ranges
Clin Chem 1988 34: 709-714. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Risteli, S Niemi, P Trivedi, O Maentausta, AP Mowat, and L Risteli

Rapid equilibrium radioimmunoassay for the amino-terminal propeptide of human type III procollagen
Clin Chem 1988 34: 715-718. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PL Lee and RH Slocum

A high-resolution method for amino acid analysis of physiological fluids containing mixed disulfides
Clin Chem 1988 34: 719-723. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Hariharan, T VanNoord, and JF Greden

A high-performance liquid-chromatographic method for routine simultaneous determination of nicotine and cotinine in plasma
Clin Chem 1988 34: 724-729. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GJ Sanderink, Y Artur, F Paille, MM Galteau, and G Siest

Micro-scale two-dimensional electrophoresis of alkaline phosphatase from serum
Clin Chem 1988 34: 730-735. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Serrano de la Cruz, E Santillana, A Mingo, G Fuenmayor, A Pantoja, and E Fernandez

Improved thin-layer chromatographic determination of phospholipids in gastric aspirate from newborns, for assessment of lung maturity
Clin Chem 1988 34: 736-738. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Rosseneu, G Michiels, W De Keersgieter, J Bury, JP De Slypere, H Dieplinger, and G Utermann

Quantification of human apolipoprotein A-IV by "sandwich"-type enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay
Clin Chem 1988 34: 739-743. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SG Ruby, NE Reiber, and RE Lonser

Pre-analytical variation in alanine aminotransferase
Clin Chem 1988 34: 744-745. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Guagnellini, G Spagliardi, G Bernardi, and P Stella

Reliability of IL Monarch ion-selective electrode module for sodium, potassium, and chloride measurements
Clin Chem 1988 34: 746-748. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KM Parker, BN White, DJ Beattie, and DH Altmiller

Comprehensive drug screening for a pediatric population
Clin Chem 1988 34: 748-750. [PDF]  

PD Wimberley, N Fogh-Andersen, O Siggaard-Andersen, FC Lundsgaard, and WG Zijlstra

Effect of pH on the absorption spectrum of human oxyhemoglobin: a potential source of error in measuring the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin
Clin Chem 1988 34: 750-754. [PDF]  

RL Bertholf, ES Winn-Deen, and DE Bruns

Amylase in urine as measured by a single-step chromolytic method
Clin Chem 1988 34: 754-757. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CF Polo, AL Frisardi, ER Resnik, AE Schoua, and AM Batlle

Factors influencing fluorescence spectra of free porphyrins
Clin Chem 1988 34: 757-760. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JS Nisselbaum, CA Smith, D Schwartz, and MK Schwartz

Comparison of Roche RIA, Roche EIA, Hybritech EIA, and Abbott EIA methods for measuring carcinoembryonic antigen
Clin Chem 1988 34: 761-764. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RD Davenport and DF Keren

Oligoclonal bands in cerebrospinal fluids: significance of corresponding bands in serum for diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
Clin Chem 1988 34: 764-765. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SH Segalstad, P Kierulf, K Langseth-Manrique, and L Storstein

Free digitoxin in normal and albumin-deficient serum as estimated by centrifugal ultrafiltration
Clin Chem 1988 34: 766-767. [PDF]  

JG Schwartz, MD Burke, and SH Ayo

Polymeric heavy- and light-chain proteinuria and proteinemia in a patient with normal renal function and stage IV Hodgkin's disease
Clin Chem 1988 34: 767. [PDF]  

A Larsson and J Sjoquist

False-positive results in latex agglutination tests caused by rheumatoid factor
Clin Chem 1988 34: 767-768. [PDF]  

DF Davidson and J Williamson

Improved assay for urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid by HPLC with electrochemical detection
Clin Chem 1988 34: 768-769. [PDF]  

CM Thomas and MF Segers

Measurement of serum human lutropin (hLH): hCG-interference evaluated for two hLH-specific IRMA kits
Clin Chem 1988 34: 768. [PDF]  

JE Buttery, S Boord, and N Ludvigsen

Ascorbate interference in the urinary screen for acetaminophen
Clin Chem 1988 34: 769. [PDF]  

J Fuentes-Arderiu, MT Sierra, and AM Panadero

No more assumptions about whether control results have a Gaussian distribution
Clin Chem 1988 34: 769-770. [PDF]  

RM Patel, DD Blevins, and BF Ellington

Analysis for aminoethyl-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)carboxamide (tocainide) in serum with a varian advanced automated sample processor and analytichem extraction cassettes
Clin Chem 1988 34: 770. [PDF]  

NP Kubasik, PA Cordy, C Murray, and JP D'Souza

Total bilirubin determined in blood of adults with Abbott's "Vision System"
Clin Chem 1988 34: 770-771. [PDF]  

JG Schwartz and RA Medina

Falsely high values for chloride in serum containing myeloma proteins, measured in the Paramax
Clin Chem 1988 34: 771. [PDF]  

M Plebani, M Masiero, L Sciacovelli, D Faggian, and A Burlina

A rapid, specific enzyme immunoassay for follitropin and lutropin determination
Clin Chem 1988 34: 772. [PDF]  

LA Wilson and I Gibb

Convenient emergency method for total and cardiospecific lactate dehydrogenase
Clin Chem 1988 34: 772-773. [PDF]  

JE Buttery and S Stuart

Cost-effective modification of the Hypronosticon procedure for urinary hydroxyproline
Clin Chem 1988 34: 773. [PDF]  

CH Peddicord and WA Barnes

Ascorbic acid interferogram for cholesterol in the demand and TDx
Clin Chem 1988 34: 773-774. [PDF]  

P Evans, TK Evans, SJ Davis, and DA Hullin

Interference by immunoglobulins with the Becton-Dickinson "Simultrac" immunoradiometric assay for thyrotropin
Clin Chem 1988 34: 774. [PDF]  

TD O'Leary, TW Taylor, and SR Langton

Spurious triglyceride result with the Kodak Ektachem
Clin Chem 1988 34: 774-775. [PDF]  

MJ Gorrill, MV Sauer, and JE Buster

Immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) monitoring of periovulatory lutropin in serum
Clin Chem 1988 34: 775. [PDF]  

C Shigemasa, T Tanaka, Y Mitani, Y Ueta, S Taniguchi, K Urabe, T Adachi, A Yoshida, K Abe, and H Mashiba

Are increases in thyroxin-binding globulin in patients with acute hepatitis ascribable to synthesis by regenerating hepatocytes?
Clin Chem 1988 34: 776-780. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RJ Kraaijenhagen and ET Backer

Reversible loss of lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes and lactate dehydrogenase activity in patient's serum
Clin Chem 1988 34: 781-783. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SS Levinson, M Perry, J Goldman, and LE Nathan

Erroneous results with routine laboratory testing for immunoglobulins due to interference from circulating immune complexes in a case of hyperviscosity syndrome associated with autoimmune disease
Clin Chem 1988 34: 784-787. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KM Dubowski

The role of the scientist in litigation involving drug-use testing
Clin Chem 1988 34: 788-792. [PDF]  

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Clin Chem 1988 34: 800. [PDF]  

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Clin Chem 1988 34: 802-804. [PDF]  

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