REVIEWS:

JJ Albers, SM Marcovina, and MS Lodge

The unique lipoprotein(a): properties and immunochemical measurement
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2019-2026. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

JH Keffer

Does CLIA '88 mandate regulation of physician utilization of laboratory testing?
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2017-2018. [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

L Hildebrandt and GH White

Imprecision of the Stratus immunoassay system for free thyroxin underestimated
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2148-2149. [PDF]  

I Griggs

Creatine kinase BB and brain lesions
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2149. [PDF]  

R Poon, I Hinberg, I Schrader, and J Wadhwani

Measuring cholesterol without interference from lipemia
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2149-2150. [PDF]  

BL Somani and YV Sharma

Determination of glycated protein by agarose gel electrophoresis with nitroblue tetrazolium staining
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2150-2151. [PDF]  

C van Heyningen and P Simms

Guidelines for out-of-hours clinical chemistry investigations
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2151-2152. [PDF]  

C Perier, P Mahul, S Molliex, C Auboyer, and J Frey

Progressive changes in glycine and glycine derivatives in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid after transurethral prostatic resection
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2152-2153. [PDF]  

Articles:

KM Peddecord and HC Hammond

Clinical laboratory regulation under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988: can it be done?
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2027-2035. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J De Boever, F Kohen, J Bouve, D Leyseele, and D VandeKerckhove

Direct chemiluminescence immunoassay of estradiol in saliva
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2036-2041. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LM Swinkels, HA Ross, AG Smals, and TJ Benraad

Concentrations of total and free dehydroepiandrosterone in plasma and dehydroepiandrosterone in saliva of normal and hirsute women under basal conditions and during administration of dexamethasone/synthetic corticotropin
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2042-2046. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Alsayed, R Rebourcet, and J Chapman

Concentrations of apoprotein CII, CIII, and E in total serum and in the apoprotein B-containing lipoproteins, determined by a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2047-2052. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Fonong, SM Evans, and HA Homburger

Development and comparative evaluation of immunoblot assays for detecting autoantibodies to Scl 70 and Jo 1 antigens in serum
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2053-2056. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RR Punzalan, GF Johnson, BA Cunningham, and RD Feld

Kinetic measurement of bicarbonate in serum by thiocyanate inhibition of wheat germ phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2057-2062. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PE Mayrand, LB Hoff, LJ McBride, JA Bridgham, R Cathcart, KP Corcoran, GS Golda, DH Keith, EW Lachenmeier, and DE Madden

Automation of specific human gene detection
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2063-2071. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Matsumoto, Y Yamada, M Takahashi, T Todoroki, K Mizoguchi, H Misaki, and H Yuki

Fluorometric determination of carnitine in serum with immobilized carnitine dehydrogenase and diaphorase
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2072-2076. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HH Heidtmann, J Muller, and K Havemann

Assay of functional activity of alpha 1-antichymotrypsin in plasma
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2077-2081. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Roboz, D Kappatos, and JF Holland

Polyol concentrations in serum during hemodialysis
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2082-2086. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Kontula, K Aalto-Setala, T Kuusi, L Hamalainen, and AC Syvanen

Apolipoprotein E polymorphism determined by restriction enzyme analysis of DNA amplified by polymerase chain reaction: convenient alternative to phenotyping by isoelectric focusing
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2087-2092. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JP Ungerer, MJ Ungerer, and WJ Vermaak

Discordance between measured and calculated total carbon dioxide
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2093-2096. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Emancipator, JL Bock, and MD Burke

Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy by the rate of increase of choriogonadotropin in serum: diagnostic criteria compared
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2097-2101. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MJ McQueen, RL Patten, AR Henderson, S Krishnan, DE Wood, and S Webb

Proficiency testing for creatine kinase isoenzyme CK-2 (CK-MB) in Ontario
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2102-2105. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GC Zucchelli, A Clerico, R De Maria, M Carmellini, R Di Stefano, S Masini, A Pilo, and L Donato

Increased circulating concentrations of interleukin 2 receptor during rejection episodes in heart- or kidney-transplant recipients
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2106-2109. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Siekmeier, W Marz, and W Gross

Insufficient accuracy and specificity of polyanion precipitation methods for quantifying low-density lipoproteins
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2109-2113. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TW Prior, AC Papp, PJ Snyder, WE Highsmith, Jr, KJ Friedman, TR Perry, LM Silverman, and JR Mendell

Determination of carrier status in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and allele- specific oligonucleotides
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2113-2117. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Flachaire, C Beney, A Berthier, J Salandre, C Quincy, and B Renaud

Determination of reference values for serotonin concentration in platelets of healthy newborns, children, adults, and elderly subjects by HPLC with electrochemical detection
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2117-2120. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Dasgupta, S Saldana, and P Heimann

Monitoring free digoxin instead of total digoxin in patients with congestive heart failure and high concentrations of digoxin-like immunoreactive substances
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2121-2123. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TM Sheehan and M Gao

Simplified fluorometric assay of total selenium in plasma and urine
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2124-2126. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Brackett, B Durley, R Janczak, V Kazlauskas, J Kmiec, J Norlie, R Rosencranz, S Schultz, T Spring, and W Theusch

Centrifugal ion-selective electrode system for potassium in whole blood
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2126-2130. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RP Hill

Semi-automated colorimetric method for measuring glycohemoglobin, with reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium, evaluated
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2131-2133. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DA Lacher

Relationship between delta checks for selected chemistry tests
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2134-2136. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Soria, B Chadefaux, M Coude, O Gaillard, and P Kamoun

Concentrations of total homocysteine in plasma in chronic renal failure
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2137-2138. [PDF]  

ML Mitchell, RJ Hermos, A Schoepfer, and JM Orson

Reference ranges for insulin-like growth factor-1 in healthy children and adolescents, determined with filter-paper blood specimens
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2138-2139. [PDF]  

EW Gunter and DB Twite

Improved materials for long-term quality-control assessment of erythrocyte folate analysis
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2139. [PDF]  

AJ Green, SP Halloran, GP Mould, HM Barbour, JL Pritchard, MJ Hallworth, and M Labib

Interference by newer cephalosporins in current methods for measuring creatinine
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2139-2140. [PDF]  

J Gonzalez-Revalderia, S Garcia-Bermejo, A Menchen-Herreros, and E Fernandez- Rodriguez

Biological variation of Zn, Cu, and Mg in serum of healthy subjects
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2140-2141. [PDF]  

F Callais, M Bouchoucha, PH Cugnenc, JP Barbier, and O Ekindjian

Effect of storage conditions on salivary sialic acid concentrations
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2141. [PDF]  

R Sapin, F Gasser, and J Chambron

Different sensitivity to anti-triiodothyronine autoantibodies of two direct radioimmunoassays of free triiodothyronine
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2141-2142. [PDF]  

DJ Crampton and LM Wathen

HPLC assay for quantifying serum bile acids in several species
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2142-2143. [PDF]  

L Farina, A Orlandini, and C Iacobello

Competitive immunochemiluminescence assay for measuring lutropin in urine
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2143-2144. [PDF]  

J Jaqueti, D Martinez-Hernandez, R Hernandez-Garcia, F Navarro-Gallar, and J Arenas-Barbero

Adenosine deaminase in pregnancy serum
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2144. [PDF]  

AA Manoukian, NV Bhagavan, T Hayashi, TA Nestor, C Rios, and AG Scottolini

Rhabdomyolysis secondary to lovastatin therapy
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2145-2147. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Books Received
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2155. [PDF]  

Invited Reviewers—1990
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2156-2158. [PDF]  

the clinical chemist
Clin Chem 1990 36: 2159-2162. [PDF]  

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