Editorials:

Jerris R. Hedges

Cardiac Enzyme Availability and Hospital Length of Stay
Clin Chem 1997 43: 249-250. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Larry J. Kricka

Optical Tweezers and Immunoassay
Clin Chem 1997 43: 251-253. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews:

Mark W. Linder, Russell A. Prough, and Roland Valdes, Jr.

Pharmacogenetics: a laboratory tool for optimizing therapeutic efficiency
Clin Chem 1997 43: 254-266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Automation and Analytical Techniques:

Christopher A. Estey and Robin A. Felder

Clinical evaluation of serial blood processing at point of care
Clin Chem 1997 43: 360-362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frédéric Taran, Yveline Frobert, Christophe Créminon, Jacques Grassi, Didier Olichon, Charles Mioskowski, and Philippe Pradelles

Competitive enzyme immunoassay with monoclonal antibody for homovanillic acid measurement in human urine samples
Clin Chem 1997 43: 363-368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henk Van Damme, Thea Van Velthoven, Erik Kaelen, and Eduard Pelssers

Fluid elements—a concept for automation of diagnostic tests
Clin Chem 1997 43: 369-378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristian Helmerson, Rani Kishore, William D. Phillips, and Howard H. Weetall

Optical tweezers-based immunosensor detects femtomolar concentrations of antigens
Clin Chem 1997 43: 379-383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Drug Monitoring and Toxicology:

Nicholas Tsipouras, Colin J. Rix, and Peter H. Brady

Passage of silver ions through membrane-mimetic materials, and its relevance to treatment of burn wounds with silver sulfadiazine cream
Clin Chem 1997 43: 290-301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick J. Parsons, Andrew A. Reilly, and Debra Esernio-Jenssen

Screening children exposed to lead: an assessment of the capillary blood lead fingerstick test
Clin Chem 1997 43: 302-311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chi-Kong Lai, Ting Lee, Kam-Ming Au, and Albert Yan-Wo Chan

Uniform solid-phase extraction procedure for toxicological drug screening in serum and urine by HPLC with photodiode-array detection
Clin Chem 1997 43: 312-325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Test Utilization and Outcomes:

Alan H. B. Wu and Jonathan M. Clive

Impact of CK-MB testing policies on hospital length of stay and laboratory costs for patients with myocardial infarction or chest pain
Clin Chem 1997 43: 326-332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Pathology:

Arve Ulvik, Helga Refsum, Leo A. J. Kluijtmans, and Per Magne Ueland

C677T mutation of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene determined in blood or plasma by multiple-injection capillary electrophoresis and laser-induced fluorescence detection
Clin Chem 1997 43: 267-272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel E. Hale, John E. Cornell, and Michael J. Bennett

Stability of long-chain and short-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase activity in postmortem liver
Clin Chem 1997 43: 273-278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annakaisa Herrala, Riitta Kurkela, Katja Porvari, Ritva Isomäki, Pirkko Henttu, and Pirkko Vihko

Human prostate-specific glandular kallikrein is expressed as an active and an inactive protein
Clin Chem 1997 43: 279-284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enzymes and Protein Markers:

Robbert J. de Winter, Rudolph W. Koster, Jan P. van Straalen, Jozef P. M. C. Gorgels, Frans J. Hoek, and Gerard T. Sanders

Critical difference between serial measurements of CK-MB mass to detect myocardial damage
Clin Chem 1997 43: 338-343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Torsten Arndt, Rolf Hackler, Thomas Müller, Tilman O. Kleine, and Axel M. Gressner

Increased serum concentration of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin in patients with combined pancreas and kidney transplantation
Clin Chem 1997 43: 344-351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yi Qian, Julia A. Sensibar, David J. Zelner, Anthony J. Schaeffer, Judith A. Finlay, Harry G. Rittenhouse, and Chung Lee

Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis detects prostate-specific antigen–₁-antichymotrypsin complex in serum but not in prostatic fluid
Clin Chem 1997 43: 352-359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lipids and Lipoproteins:

Wai Tak Law, Sonal Doshi, John McGeehan, Susan McGeehan, David Gibboni, Yuri Nikolioukine, Robert Keane, Jennifer Zheng, Jagan Rao, and Gerhard Ertingshausen

Whole-blood test for total cholesterol by a self-metering, self-timing disposable device with built-in quality control
Clin Chem 1997 43: 384-389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ljubica Vrga, Christine Contacos, Stephen C. H. Li, and David R. Sullivan

Comparison of methods for measurement of apolipoprotein B and cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins
Clin Chem 1997 43: 390-393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laboratory Management:

Peter A. Benn, Jonathan M. Clive, and Roxanne Collins

Medians for second-trimester maternal serum -fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin, and unconjugated estriol; differences between races or ethnic groups
Clin Chem 1997 43: 333-337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

General Clinical Chemistry:

Elena N. Hristova, Nadja N. Rehak, Stacey Cecco, Mark Ruddel, David Herion, Michael Eckardt, Markku Linnoila, and Ronald J. Elin

Serum ionized magnesium in chronic alcoholism: is it really decreased?
Clin Chem 1997 43: 394-399. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nutrition:

Emmanuelle Simon, Jean-Louis Paul, Théophile Soni, Alain Simon, and Nicole Moatti

Plasma and erythrocyte vitamin E content in asymptomatic hypercholesterolemic subjects
Clin Chem 1997 43: 285-289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Technical Briefs:

James O. Westgard and Bernard Stein

Automated Selection of Statistical Quality-Control Procedures to Assure Meeting Clinical or Analytical Quality Requirements
Clin Chem 1997 43: 400-403. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher W. K. Lam, Chi-Pui Pang, Priscilla M. K. Poon, Chang-Hong Yin, and Geetha Bharathi

Rapid Screening for ₁-Antitrypsin Z and S Mutations,
Clin Chem 1997 43: 403-404. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Sanaa Eissa, Mohamed M. Mostafa, Alaa A. E. A. El-Gendy, and Ibrahim A. Senna

Quantitative Immunological Detection of Total Estrogen Receptor (Cytosolic and Nuclear) in Term Decidua of Preeclampsia: a Preliminary Study
Clin Chem 1997 43: 405-406. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Xinrong Zhang, Rita Cornelis, Jurgen De Kimpe, Louis Mees, and Norbert Lameire

Speciation of Arsenic in Serum, Urine, and Dialysate of Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
Clin Chem 1997 43: 406-408. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Glen L. Hortin, Katherine Goolsby, Kenneth A. Slickers, and Harrison E. Sine

Lipemia Interference with a Rate-Blanked Creatinine Method
Clin Chem 1997 43: 408-410. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Book Reviews:

Mark W. Linder

Immunoassay Automation: an Updated Guide to Systems. D.W. Chan, ed. San Diego: Academic Press, Inc., 1996, 312 pp. $59.95. ISBN 0-12-167640-4.
Clin Chem 1997 43: 418. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wm. Daniel Follas

Clinical Chemistry: A Scientific and Management Infobase. Amadeo Pesce, Lawrence A. Kaplan. Pesce Kaplan Publishers, 1996. Available through AACC customer service (800-892-1400 or 202-857-0717).
Clin Chem 1997 43: 418-419. [Extract] [Full Text]  

R. Thomas Chamberlain

Intoxication Test Evidence, 2nd ed. Edward F. Fitzgerald. Deerfield, IL: Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1995. 2 vol. looseleaf, 2157 pp. $250.00.
Clin Chem 1997 43: 419. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Paul D'Orazio

Meeting Report: Preparing for Critical Care Analyses in the 21st Century, 16th International Symposium
Clin Chem 1997 43: 411. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan H. B. Wu, Yue-Jin Feng, Lizabeth Roper, Karl Herbert, and Robert Schweizer

Cardiac Troponins T and I Before and After Renal Transplantation
Clin Chem 1997 43: 411-412. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Michael A. Nowak and Tom E. Campbell

Profound Hypercalcemia in Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration Dialysis with Trisodium Citrate Anticoagulation and Hepatic Failure
Clin Chem 1997 43: 412-413. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Charles Calzolari, Pierre-Yves Marquet, Bernard Pau, Carole A. Spencer, and Michael Takeuchi

Thyroglobulin IRMA Pasteur Immunoassay: Sensitivity of the Assay and Interference from Thyroglobulin Autoantibodies • The authors of the above-mentioned article and editorial reply:
Clin Chem 1997 43: 413-415. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Zouheir M. Habbal and Samar Muwakkit

Apparent Positive Interference from an Etoposide Metabolite, but Not Etoposide, in Measuring Urinary Vanillylmandelic Acid
Clin Chem 1997 43: 415-416. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Jean-François Benoist, Claudine Cosson, Olivier Mimoz, and Alain Edouard

Serum Cardiac Troponin I, Creatine Kinase (CK), and CK-MB in Early Posttraumatic Rhabdomyolysis
Clin Chem 1997 43: 416-417. [Extract] [Full Text]  

The Clinical Chemist:

Compiled by David E. Bruns, Editor
Clin Chem 1997 43: 420. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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