REVIEWS:

LJ Kricka

Selected strategies for improving sensitivity and reliability of immunoassays
Clin Chem 1994 40: 347-357. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

R Rej

Proficiency testing, matrix effects, and method evaluation
Clin Chem 1994 40: 345-346. [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

JL Dieguez-Lucena, M Ruiz-Galdon, M Morell-Ocana, J Garcia-Villanova, FJ Flores-Polanco, and A Reyes-Engel

Capillary electrophoresis compared with silver staining of polyacrylamide gels for quantification of PCR products
Clin Chem 1994 40: 493-494. [PDF]  

JC Libeer, W Cooreman, and L Theunis

Factitiously low recoveries of urea in control sera by the Kodak Ektachem method
Clin Chem 1994 40: 494-495. [PDF]  

K Wakamatsu and S Ito

Improved HPLC determination of 5-S-cysteinyldopa in serum
Clin Chem 1994 40: 495-496. [PDF]  

PJ Bergmann and L Van Tricht

Free triiodothyronine in hypothyroidism and in nonthyroidal illness
Clin Chem 1994 40: 496-497. [PDF]  

B Verhasselt, J Delangle, A Verstraete, and G Leroux-Roels

Colorimetric quantification of urinary iron during deferoxamine therapy
Clin Chem 1994 40: 497-498. [PDF]  

RN Gupta and SA Dziurdzy

Therapeutic monitoring of sertraline
Clin Chem 1994 40: 498-499. [PDF]  

JO Westgard

Selecting appropriate quality-control rules
Clin Chem 1994 40: 499-501. [PDF]  

G Dimitri

"Critical difference" and biological variation of serum triglycerides
Clin Chem 1994 40: 501. [PDF]  

F Franks

Effects of sucrose addition on recovery of lipoprotein(a) from lyophilized preparations
Clin Chem 1994 40: 502. [PDF]  

Reviews:

Books Received
Clin Chem 1994 40: 504. [PDF]  

Articles:

PW Masters, RG Jones, DA Purves, EH Cooper, and JM Cooney

Commercial assays for serum osteocalcin give clinically discordant results
Clin Chem 1994 40: 358-363. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Anton and P Bean

Two methods for measuring carbohydrate-deficient transferrin in inpatient alcoholics and healthy controls compared
Clin Chem 1994 40: 364-368. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MO Louro and JC Tutor

Hematofluorometric determination of erythrocyte zinc protoporphyrin: oxygenation and derivatization of hemoglobin compared
Clin Chem 1994 40: 369-372. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RL Fitzgerald, DA Rexin, and DA Herold

Detecting benzodiazepines: immunoassays compared with negative chemical ionization gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
Clin Chem 1994 40: 373-380. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GJ Tsongalis, AH McPhail, RD Lodge-Rigal, JF Chapman, and LM Silverman

Localized in situ amplification (LISA): a novel approach to in situ PCR
Clin Chem 1994 40: 381-384. [Abstract] [PDF]  

I Mononen, T Mononen, P Ylikangas, V Kaartinen, and K Savolainen

Enzymatic diagnosis of aspartylglycosaminuria by fluorometric assay of glycosylasparaginase in serum, plasma, or lymphocytes
Clin Chem 1994 40: 385-388. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MH Kroll and R Chesler

Nonlinearity of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol determinations is matrix dependent
Clin Chem 1994 40: 389-394. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AJ Van den Broek, L Hollaar, HI Schaefer, A Van der Laarse, H Schuster, JC Defesche, JJ Kastelein, and FM Van 't Hooft

Screening for familial defective apolipoprotein B-100 with improved U937 monocyte proliferation assay
Clin Chem 1994 40: 395-399. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LJ Seman, JL Jenner, JR McNamara, and EJ Schaefer

Quantification of lipoprotein(a) in plasma by assaying cholesterol in lectin-bound plasma fraction
Clin Chem 1994 40: 400-403. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Matas, M Cabre, A La Ville, E Prats, J Joven, PR Turner, L Masana, and J Camps

Limitations of the Friedewald formula for estimating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in alcoholics with liver disease
Clin Chem 1994 40: 404-406. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Mora-Brugues, N Gascon-Roche, J Rodriguez-Espinosa, M Cortes-Rius, and F Gonzalez-Sastre

Evaluation of Ciba Corning ACS:180 automated immunoassay system
Clin Chem 1994 40: 407-410. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AL Sowell, DL Huff, PR Yeager, SP Caudill, and EW Gunter

Retinol, alpha-tocopherol, lutein/zeaxanthin, beta-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, alpha-carotene, trans-beta-carotene, and four retinyl esters in serum determined simultaneously by reversed-phase HPLC with multiwavelength detection
Clin Chem 1994 40: 411-416. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Schoenfeld and R Mamet

Interference of ofloxacin with determination of urinary porphyrins
Clin Chem 1994 40: 417-419. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Frengen, B Kierulf, R Schmid, T Lindmo, and K Nustad

Demonstration and minimization of serum interference in flow cytometric two-site immunoassays
Clin Chem 1994 40: 420-425. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JA Baptista, P Goss, M Nghiem, JJ Krepinsky, M Baker, and JW Dennis

Measuring swainsonine in serum of cancer patients: phase I clinical trial
Clin Chem 1994 40: 426-430. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Bradley and FY Leung

Aluminum determined in plasma and urine by atomic absorption spectroscopy with a transversely heated graphite atomizer furnace
Clin Chem 1994 40: 431-434. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Vieth

Simple method for determining specific binding capacity of vitamin D- binding protein and its use to calculate the concentration of "free" 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
Clin Chem 1994 40: 435-441. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AA Harchali, P Montagne, J Ruf, ML Cuilliere, MC Bene, G Faure, and J Duheille

Microparticle-enhanced nephelometric immunoassay of anti-thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies in thyroid disorders
Clin Chem 1994 40: 442-447. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CM Worthman and JF Stallings

Measurement of gonadotropins in dried blood spots
Clin Chem 1994 40: 448-453. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A O'Rorke, MM Kane, JP Gosling, DF Tallon, and PF Fottrell

Development and validation of a monoclonal antibody enzyme immunoassay for measuring progesterone in saliva
Clin Chem 1994 40: 454-458. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JW Smith, AC Muzik, SA Lovitt, and RL Nichols

Variability of laboratory coat resistance to blood strikethrough
Clin Chem 1994 40: 459-463. [Abstract] [PDF]  

VM Chinchilli and WG Miller

Evaluating test methods by estimating total error
Clin Chem 1994 40: 464-471. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Ricos, CV Jimenez, A Hernandez, M Simon, C Perich, V Alvarez, J Minchinela, and M Macia

Biological variation in urine samples used for analyte measurements
Clin Chem 1994 40: 472-477. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Castaldo, G Oriani, L Cimino, M Topa, I Mostarda, L Castellano, C Del Vecchio- Blanco, G Budillon, F Salvatore, and L Sacchetti

Total discrimination of peritoneal malignant ascites from cirrhosis- and hepatocarcinoma-associated ascites by assays of ascitic cholesterol and lactate dehydrogenase
Clin Chem 1994 40: 478-483. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Neven, RK Iles, PG Carter, JH Shepherd, and T Chard

Diurnal variation of urinary "hCG beta subunit core fragment" production evaluated in patients with gynecological neoplasms
Clin Chem 1994 40: 484-485. [PDF]  

GJ Tsongalis, WK Kaufmann, SJ Wilson, KJ Friedman, and LM Silverman

Rapid screening for p53 mutations with a sensitive heteroduplex detection technique
Clin Chem 1994 40: 485-486. [PDF]  

MH Doolittle, K Lincoln, and SW Graves

Unexplained increase in serum digoxin: a case report
Clin Chem 1994 40: 487-492. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

J. Bishop and A. B.J. Nix

In Reply: Selecting Appropriate QualIty-Control Rules
Clin Chem 1994 40: 500-501. [PDF]  

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