Advances in clinical chemistry. Volume 28 /

ADVANCES IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY VOL 28.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Spiegel, Herbert E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Academic Press, �1990.
Colección:Advances in clinical chemistry ; v. 28
Temas:
Clinical chemistry.
Thyroid gland > Diseases.
Chemistry, Clinical
Thyroid Diseases
Chimie clinique.
Thyro�ide > Maladies.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > Clinical.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
Clinical chemistry
Thyroid gland > Diseases
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 28
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Clinical Chemistry of Thyroid Function Testing
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Physiology of the Thyroid Gland and the Thyroid Hormones
  • 3. Effects of Variant Physiology and of Pathophysiology on Thyroid Hormone Secretion
  • 4. Tests of Thyroid Function
  • 5. The Use of Thyroid Tests in Various Clinical Situations
  • 6. Strategies of Thyroid Function Testing
  • References.
  • 3. Enzyme Immunoassay of T4 and Application to Mass Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism
  • 4. Enzyme Immunoassay of 17�-Hydroxyprogesterone and Application to Mass Screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
  • 5. Simultaneous Assay of 17�-Hydroxyprogestrone and Thyrotropin in Dried Blood Disks Using ELISA
  • 6. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4. The Monoclonal Gammopathies (Paraproteins)
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Pathogenesis of Monoclonal Gammopathies
  • 3. Recognition of Monoclonal Proteins.
  • 3. Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
  • 4. The PTHrP Gene and Tissue-Specific Processing
  • 5. Actions of PTHrP in Vivo and in Vitro
  • 6. Are Other Tumor Factors Involved in the Pathogenesis of HHM?
  • 7. Do PTH and PTHrP Share the Same Receptor?
  • 8. Immunological Studies
  • 9. A Role for PTHrP in Fetal Development
  • 10. Concluding Comments
  • References
  • Index.
  • 4. Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
  • 5. Differentiation of MGUS from Multiple Myeloma and Macroglobulinemia
  • 6. Association of Monoclonal Gammopathies with Other Diseases
  • 7. Monoclonal Gammopathies with Antibody Activity
  • 8. Multiple Gammopathies
  • 9. Benign Monoclonal Light-Chain Proteinuria (Idiopathic Bence-Jones Proteinuria)
  • References
  • Chapter 5. Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein of Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Malignancy-Associated Hypercalcemia.
  • Chapter 2. Advances in Simple lmmunoassays for Decentralized Testing
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Simple Immunoassays: Utility and Specifications
  • 3. New Developments in Simple Immunoassays for Decentralized Testing
  • 4. Discussion
  • References
  • Chapter 3. Recent Progress in Neonatal Mass Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism and Adrenal Hyperplasia Using Enzyme lmmunoassays
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. TSH Enzyme Immunoassay and Application to Mass Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism.

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