LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

MJ Nicar

Specimen processing and renin activity in plasma
Clin Chem 1992 38: 598. [PDF]  

JD Smith, J Nobiletti, M Freed, H Malkus, and R Donabedian

Interference with the Astra 8 and Synchron CX3 assays of urea nitrogen in serum by a high-M(r) inhibitor in a patient with multiple myeloma
Clin Chem 1992 38: 598-599. [PDF]  

A Pickert, I Riedlinger, and M Stumvoll

Interference of cefotiam with total bilirubin measured with the Ektachem analyzer
Clin Chem 1992 38: 599-600. [PDF]  

J Crick and AR Flegal

Contaminant lead in blood-collection tubes for trace-element studies
Clin Chem 1992 38: 600-601. [PDF]  

R Oosterom and G Stoter

Standardizing human chorionic gonadotropin measurements in serum of testicular cancer patients
Clin Chem 1992 38: 601-602. [PDF]  

FS Apple and LM Preese

Does increased lipase activity in serum imply damage to the pancreas?
Clin Chem 1992 38: 602-603. [PDF]  

G Malikin and S Lam

Immunospecificity differences between Roche fluorescence polarization immunoassay and Syva EMIT assay of quinidine
Clin Chem 1992 38: 603-605. [PDF]  

D Hardeman, C Beyer, and ET Backer

Abrupt changes in the concentrations of five prostatic tumor-associated markers in serum after acute myocardial infarction
Clin Chem 1992 38: 605-607. [PDF]  

D Cvoriscec, D Matisic, A Stavljenic, and G Borso

Excretion of urinary enzymes after extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
Clin Chem 1992 38: 607-608. [PDF]  

G Melzi d'Eril and M Ventrucci

Persistence of increased amylase and lipase concentrations in acute pancreatitis
Clin Chem 1992 38: 609. [PDF]  

M Fleisher and MK Schwartz

Measurement of anti-folate analogs
Clin Chem 1992 38: 609-610. [PDF]  

HK Stals and PE Declercq

Simplified assay of Acyl-CoA:dihydroxyacetone-phosphate acyltransferase
Clin Chem 1992 38: 610-611. [PDF]  

KM Olsen, M Gulliksen, and AS Christophersen

Metabolites of chlorpromazine and brompheniramine may cause false- positive urine amphetamine results with monoclonal EMIT d.a.u. immunoassay
Clin Chem 1992 38: 611-612. [PDF]  

Articles:

NW Tietz, DO Rodgerson, and RH Laessig

Are clinical laboratory proficiency tests as good as they can be?
Clin Chem 1992 38: 473-475. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AF Howie, E Spencer, and GJ Beckett

Aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and glutathione transferase in plasma during and after sedation by low-dose isoflurane or midazolam
Clin Chem 1992 38: 476-479. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Naesens, J Balzarini, and E De Clercq

Acyclic adenine nucleoside phosphonates in plasma determined by high- performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection
Clin Chem 1992 38: 480-485. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GA Smythe, G Edwards, P Graham, and L Lazarus

Biochemical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma by simultaneous measurement of urinary excretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine
Clin Chem 1992 38: 486-492. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Hagelskjaer and K Rasmussen

Methylmalonic acid concentration in serum not affected in hepatic disease
Clin Chem 1992 38: 493-495. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RW Jenny and KY Jackson

Evaluation of the rigor and appropriateness of CLIA '88 toxicology proficiency testing standards
Clin Chem 1992 38: 496-500. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EM Prence and MR Natowicz

Diagnosis of alpha-mannosidosis by measuring alpha-mannosidase in plasma
Clin Chem 1992 38: 501-503. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Clerico, A Paci, MG Del Chicca, P Biver, and O Giampietro

Endogenous digitalis-like factors in human milk
Clin Chem 1992 38: 504-506. [Abstract] [PDF]  

WC Griffiths, PD Camara, M Rosner, R Lev, and EM Brooks

Prevalence and properties of the intestinal alkaline phosphatase identified in serum by cellulose acetate electrophoresis
Clin Chem 1992 38: 507-511. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Tedokon, K Suzuki, Y Kayamori, S Fujita, and Y Katayama

Enzymatic assay of inorganic phosphate with use of sucrose phosphorylase and phosphoglucomutase
Clin Chem 1992 38: 512-515. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EI Minder, JP Vuilleumier, and DJ Vonderschmitt

Prototype application of a robot in the clinical laboratory enabling fully automated quantification of fecal porphyrins
Clin Chem 1992 38: 516-521. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Relijic, M Ries, N Anic, and B Ries

New chromogen for assay of glucose in serum
Clin Chem 1992 38: 522-525. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Kanayama, T Yamazaki, H Naruse, K Sumimoto, K Horiuchi, and T Terao

Determining zinc coproporphyrin in maternal plasma--a new method for diagnosing amniotic fluid embolism
Clin Chem 1992 38: 526-529. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E MacDonald, WK Lee, S Hepburn, J Bell, PJ Scott, and MH Dominiczak

Advanced glycosylation end products in the mesenteric artery
Clin Chem 1992 38: 530-533. [Abstract] [PDF]  

IP Kema, EG de Vries, AM Schellings, PE Postmus, and FA Muskiet

Improved diagnosis of carcinoid tumors by measurement of platelet serotonin
Clin Chem 1992 38: 534-540. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DS Ooi, SL Perkins, and NE Tokessy

Elimination of fibrinogen interference in a dye-binding method for iron
Clin Chem 1992 38: 541-544. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Papanastasiou-Diamandi, TK Christopoulos, and EP Diamandis

Ultrasensitive thyrotropin immunoassay based on enzymatically amplified time-resolved fluorescence with a terbium chelate
Clin Chem 1992 38: 545-548. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KR Herkner, H Salzer, A Bock, A Muhl, T Tsaka, H Steger, A Pollak, C Schatten, W Popp, and V Huber-Spitzy

Pediatric and perinatal reference intervals for immunoglobulin light chains kappa and lambda
Clin Chem 1992 38: 548-550. [Abstract]  

WY Craig, SE Poulin, NR Forster, LM Neveux, NJ Wald, and TB Ledue

Effect of sample storage on the assay of lipoprotein(a) by commercially available radial immunodiffusion and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits
Clin Chem 1992 38: 550-553. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PJ Pringle, J Jones, PC Hindmarsh, MA Preece, and CG Brook

Performance of proficiency survey samples in two immunoradiometric assays of human growth hormone and comparison with patients' samples
Clin Chem 1992 38: 553-557. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Schots, H De Raeve, A Boeyckens, V Umbrain, F Verbeek, and FK Gorus

Method-dependent differences in apparent sodium concentrations in plasma after exchange transfusions with citrated blood
Clin Chem 1992 38: 558-562. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MA Kline and C Orvig

Complexation of iron with the orally active decorporation drug L1 (3- hydroxy-1,2-dimethyl-4-pyridinone)
Clin Chem 1992 38: 562-565. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Zunic, Z Jelic-Ivanovic, S Spasic, A Stojiljkovic, and N Majkic-Singh

Reference values for apolipoproteins A-I and B in healthy subjects, by age
Clin Chem 1992 38: 566-569. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Miller, PS Bachorik, and TA Cloey

Normal variation of plasma lipoproteins: postural effects on plasma concentrations of lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins
Clin Chem 1992 38: 569-574. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Yucel and K Dalva

Effect of in vitro hemolysis on 25 common biochemical tests
Clin Chem 1992 38: 575-577. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JO Jeppsson and R Einarsson

Genetic variants of alpha 1-antitrypsin and hemoglobin typed by isoelectric focusing in preselected narrow pH gradients with PhastSystem
Clin Chem 1992 38: 577-580. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Urdal, SM Borch, S Landaas, MB Krutnes, GO Gogstad, and P Hjortdahl

Rapid immunometric measurement of C-reactive protein in whole blood
Clin Chem 1992 38: 580-584. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RD Johnson, J Bahnisch, B Stewart, DJ Shearman, and JB Edwards

Optimized spectrophotometric determination of aldehyde dehydrogenase activity in erythrocytes
Clin Chem 1992 38: 584-588. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SM Marshall, PA Shearing, and KG Alberti

Micral-test strips evaluated for screening for albuminuria
Clin Chem 1992 38: 588-591. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Destro-Bisol, C Battaggia, and SA Santini

Obtaining replicas from a polyacrylamide gel at different stages of the same electrophoretic run
Clin Chem 1992 38: 592-593. [PDF]  

S Yamaguchi, H Yamamoto, R Mizukoshi, N Koda, S Hamano, H Nozaki, and M Fujiwara

Rapid chemical diagnosis of kerosene ingestion by NMR
Clin Chem 1992 38: 593. [PDF]  

G Ellekilde, J Holm, FE von Eyben, and L Hemmingsen

Above-normal urinary excretion of albumin and retinol-binding protein in chronic heart failure
Clin Chem 1992 38: 593-594. [PDF]  

AE Hammouda, SF Soliman, KA Tolba, ZA el-Kabbany, and MS Makhlouf

Plasma concentrations of lipid peroxidation products in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Clin Chem 1992 38: 594-595. [PDF]  

CD McKinney, KF Postiglione, and DA Herold

Benzocaine-adultered street cocaine in association with methemoglobinemia
Clin Chem 1992 38: 596-597. [Abstract] [PDF]  

the clinical chemist
Clin Chem 1992 38: 613-614. [PDF]  

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