Advances in clinical chemistry. Volume 25 /
ADVANCES IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY VOL 25.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Orlando, FL :
Academic Press,
1986.
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Colección: | Advances in clinical chemistry ;
v. 25 |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover
- Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 25
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Ion-Selective Electrodes
- 1. Overview
- 2. An Introduction to Ion-Selective Electrodes (ISEs)
- 3. ISEs in Modern Clinical Chemistry Analyzers
- 4. Miniature and Micro-ISEs
- 5. ISE Devices for Biochemical Species
- 6. Future Prospects
- References
- Chapter 2. The Somatomedins: Insulin-Like Growth Factors
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Production, Properties, and Actions
- 3. Somatomedin Binding Proteins.
- 4. Receptors for Somatomedins
- 5. Analytical Methods
- 6. Circulating Levels Throughout Life
- 7. Circulating Levels in Disorders of Growth
- 8. Circulating Levels in Other Disease States
- 9. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 3. Synthetic Peptide Substrate Assays for Hemostasis Testing
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A Brief Review of Hemostasis
- 3. Natural Substrates versus Synthetic Substrates
- 4. Assay Design
- 5. Measurement of Specific Factors
- 6. Monitoring of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy
- 7. Monitoring of Heparin Therapy
- 8. Conclusions
- References.
- 5. Conditions Associated with a Deficiency of Folic Acid
- 6. Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- 7. Folate Metabolism and Renal Failure
- 8. Folate Deficiency during Intensive Therapy
- 9. Folate and Malignant Diseases
- 10. Other Causes of Disordered Folate Metabolism
- 11. Folate Nutrition in the Elderly
- 12. Toxicity of Folic Acid
- References
- Index.
- Chapter 4. Bile Acids
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Physicochemical Properties of Bile Acids
- 3. The Biosynthesis of Bile Acids and Its Regulation
- 4. The Enterohepatic Circulation of Bile Acids
- 5. Physiological Functions of Bile Acids
- 6. The Biochemical Assay of Bile Acids
- 7. Measurement of Bile Acids in Clinic Tests
- 8. Gallstone Dissolution with Bile Acids
- References
- Chapter 5. Clinical Chemistry of Folic Acid
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Chemistry and Biochemistry
- 3. Methods of Measurement
- 4. Folate-Nutritional Requirements.