Review:

C. M. O'Donnell and J. D. Winefordner

The Potential of Phosphorescence Spectrometry in Clinical Chemistry—The New Generation of Instrumentation and Methodology
Clin Chem 1975 21: 285-299. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Opinion:

R. M. Iammarino

Lipoprotein Electrophoresis Should Be Discontinued as a Routine Procedure
Clin Chem 1975 21: 300-305. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Two persons were asked to comment on this opinion: Dr. Gerd Assmann, Abteilung für Klinische Chemie und Zentrallaboratorium der Universität Köln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 9, 5 Köln 41, Germany (Dr. Assmann was recently a member of the Fredrickson-Levy group at the National Institutes of Health); and Dr. Richard W. St. Clair, Associate Professor of Pathology (Physiology) and researcher at the Specialized Center for Research in Atherosclerosis, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N. C. 27103
Clin Chem 1975 21: 305-307. [PDF]  

Dr. St. Clair:
Clin Chem 1975 21: 307-308. [PDF]  

The author wished to respond to the commentators, as follows:
Clin Chem 1975 21: 308. [PDF]  

Guest Editorials:

E. Melvin Gindler

Some Nonparametric Statistical Tests for Quick Evaluation of Clinical Data
Clin Chem 1975 21: 309-314. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Article:

Gaw Tzu Wu, Stanley L. Twomey, and Ralph E. Thiers

Statistical Evaluation of Method-Comparison Data
Clin Chem 1975 21: 315-320. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R. D. Krause, V. D. Anand, H. D. Gruemer, and T. A. Willke

The Impact of Laboratory Error on the Normal Range: A Bayesian Model
Clin Chem 1975 21: 321-324. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Anand Kumar and Gary D. Christian

Assay of L-Tyrosine in Serum by Amperometric Measurement of Tyrosinase-catalyzed Oxygen Consumption
Clin Chem 1975 21: 325-329. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Michael M. Chang and Tai Wha Chung

Effect of Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes on the Coupled Enzymatic Assay for Alanine Aminotransferase Activity
Clin Chem 1975 21: 330-333. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Abraham Salfer, George W. Parkhurst, and June Amoroso

Automated Differentiation and Measurement of Hexosaminidase Isoenzymes in Biological Fluids and Its Application to Preand Postnatal Detection of Tay—Sachs Disease
Clin Chem 1975 21: 334-342. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Doris J. Stiefel and Patricia J. Keller

Comparison of Human Pancreatic and Parotid Amylase Activities on Different Substrates
Clin Chem 1975 21: 343-346. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Russell J. Moser and Dorothy R. Hollingsworth

Examination of Some Factors Affecting Sensitivity and Reproducibility in Radioimmunoassay of Thyrotropin
Clin Chem 1975 21: 347-352. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Leo Kesner, Frank L. Aronson, Morris Silverman, and Phillip C. Chan

Determination of Orotic and Dihydroorotic Acids in Biological Fluids and Tissues
Clin Chem 1975 21: 353-355. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nathan Gochman, William T. Ryan, Rex E. Sterling, and Graham M. Widdowson

Interlaboratory Comparison of Enzymatic Methods for Serum Glucose Determination
Clin Chem 1975 21: 356-361. [Abstract] [PDF]  

David Alan Ahlquist and Samuel Schwartz

Use of Leuco-Dyes in the Quantitative Colorimetric Microdetermination of Hemoglobin and Other Heme Compounds
Clin Chem 1975 21: 362-369. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Donald L. Horrocks

Standardizing ¹²⁵I Sources and Determining ¹²⁵I Counting Efficiencies of Well-Type Gamma Counting Systems
Clin Chem 1975 21: 370-375. [Abstract] [PDF]  

James C. Detter, Donald F. Gibson, Stuart F. MacMillan, and Thomas H. Oas

Manual Determination of Intra-Erythrocytic 2,3-Diphosphoglycerate in Whole Blood by Enzymatic Analysis, and Comparison with Ion-Exchange Chromatography
Clin Chem 1975 21: 376-380. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Walid G. Yasmineh and Naomi Quast Hanson

Electrophoresis on Cellulose Acetate and Chromatography on DEAE-Sephadex A-50 Compared in the Estimation of Creatine Kinase Isoenzymes
Clin Chem 1975 21: 381-386. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nai-Siang Jiang, Dwaine Machacek, and Orlando P. Wadel

Comparison of Clinical Assays for Serum Corticosteroids
Clin Chem 1975 21: 387-391. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Daniel A. Nealon and Arthur R. Henderson

Separation of Creatine Kinase Isoenzymes in Serum by Ion-Exchange Column Chromatography (Mercer's Method, Modified to Increase Sensitivity)
Clin Chem 1975 21: 392-397. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Eugene W. Rice

Improved Biuret Procedure for Routine Determination of Urinary Total Proteins in Clinical Proteinuria
Clin Chem 1975 21: 398-401. [Abstract] [PDF]  

David L. Voshall, Lynda Hunter, and Harold J. Grady

Effect of Albumin on Serum Digoxin Radioimmunoassays
Clin Chem 1975 21: 402-406. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Charles R. Steinman

Use of Nucleic Acid Hybridization for Specific Detection of Submicrogram Quantities of DNA, and Its Application to Human Plasma
Clin Chem 1975 21: 407-411. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Scientific Notes:

Elisabeth Rey, Lucile Gerbaut, and Christian Lombart

Automated Method for Determination of Bound N-Acetylneuraminic Acid in Serum
Clin Chem 1975 21: 412-414. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Yasuyuki Doi and Akikatsu Kataura

Free Amino Acids in Human Tonsillar Tissue
Clin Chem 1975 21: 414-417. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Robert J. Kokoski and Mishrilal Jain

Comparison of Results for Morphine Urinalyses by Radioimmunoassay and Thin-Layer Chromatography in a Narcotic Clinic Setting
Clin Chem 1975 21: 417-419. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Giovanni Bucolo, Juanito Yabut, and Ting Yen Chang

Mechanized Enzymatic Determination of Triglycerides in Serum
Clin Chem 1975 21: 420-424. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Giovanni Bucolo, Ralph McCroskey, and Nadine Whittaker

Lipase-Triggered Kinetic Assay of Serum Triglycerides
Clin Chem 1975 21: 424-426. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Joan K. Givas and Sidney Gutcho

pH Dependence of the Binding of Folates to Milk Binder in Radioassay of Folates
Clin Chem 1975 21: 427-428. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Godfrey Moses, Edwin Olivero, and Thomas F. Draisey

Simultaneous Determination of Serum Cholesterol and Triglycerides after Preliminary Column Chromatography
Clin Chem 1975 21: 428-431. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Selected Method:

L G. Warnock

Transketolase Activity of Blood Hemolysate, a Useful Index for Diagnosing Thiamine Deficiency
Clin Chem 1975 21: 432-436. [PDF]  

Homer G. Biggs, John M. Erikson, and Wells R. Moorehead

A Manual Colorimetric Assay of Triglycerides in Serum
Clin Chem 1975 21: 437-441. [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Hippocrates Yatzidis

Simplified Determination of Plasma p-Aminohippurate in Testing Kidney Function
Clin Chem 1975 21: 447. [PDF]  

Clara M. Heise

Measurement of Plasma Renin Activity
Clin Chem 1975 21: 447-449. [PDF]  

Betty Lash and Norman Fleischer

The authors of the method in question were asked to respond, and did so as follows:
Clin Chem 1975 21: 449. [PDF]  

Homer G. Biggs, Peggy Ledyard, and Steve Kasper

Stable Diazo-p-benzenesulfonic Acid Solutions for Bilirubin Assays
Clin Chem 1975 21: 449-450. [PDF]  

Paul J. Kudirka, Michael G. Busby, R. Neill Carey, and E. Clifford Toren, Jr.

Separation of Creatine Kinase Isoenzymes by High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography
Clin Chem 1975 21: 450-452. [PDF]  

Gloria W. Sage

A Stable Lipoprotein Electrophoresis Control
Clin Chem 1975 21: 452. [PDF]  

Book, Software, and Web Site Reviews:

Albert A. Dietz

Enzymology in the Practice of Laboratory Medicine. P. Blume and E. F. Freier, Eds. Academic Press, New York, N. Y. 10003, 1974, x + 422 pp. $16.00
Clin Chem 1975 21: 453. [PDF]  

Robert L. Dryer

Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology, 41. A. Meister, Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York, N. Y. 10016, 1974, v + 364 pp. $20.95
Clin Chem 1975 21: 453. [PDF]  

Eugene Pergament

The Prenatal Diagnosis of Hereditary Disorders. A. Milunsky. Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Ill. 62717, 1973, xvii + 253 pp. 18 illustrations. 26 tables. $11.75
Clin Chem 1975 21: 453-454. [PDF]  

J. S. King

Methods of Enzymatic Analysis, 1-3, 2nd English ed. (translated from the 3rd German ed.), H. V. Bergmeyer, Ed., Academic Press, New York, N. Y. 10003, 1974, xxxix + 1624 pp + indexes. $56 per volume
Clin Chem 1975 21: 454. [PDF]  

H.-D. Gruemer

Deutsches Arzneibuch, Deutsche Demokratische Republik, 7. Ausgabe, Diagnostische Laboratoriumsmethoden VI. Lieferung, Akademie-Verlag, Berlin, 1974
Clin Chem 1975 21: 454. [PDF]  

Nelson L. Alpert

Laboratory Instrumentation. R. Hicks, J. R. Schenken, M. A. Steinrauf, Eds. Medical Department, Harper & Row, New York, N. Y. 10022, 1974, viii + 224 pp. Paperback. $9.95
Clin Chem 1975 21: 454-455. [PDF]  

Ferrin B. Moreland

Clinical Biochemistry: Principles and Methods. 2 vols. H. Ch. Curtius and M. Roth, Eds. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 1974, lxix + 1677 pp. $184.00
Clin Chem 1975 21: 455. [PDF]  

Books Received
Clin Chem 1975 21: 455. [PDF]  

The Clinical Chemist:

J. S. King

The Clinical Chemist
Clin Chem 1975 21: 456-466. [PDF]  

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