Front Cover; Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 10; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Contents of Previous Volumes; Chapter 1. Calcitonin and Thyrocalcitonin; 1. Introduction; 2. Sites of Production of Calcium-Lowering Hormones; 3. Factors Affecting the Rate of Secretion of Thyrocalcitonin; 4. Mode of Action of Thyrocalcitonin; 5. Detection and Measurement of Calcium-Lowering Hormones; 6. Isolation and Purification of Thyrocalcitonin; 7. Physical and Chemical Properties of Thyrocalcitonin; 8. The Clinical Significance of Thyrocalcitonin; References
6. Drugs Affecting Purine Metabolism7. Genetic Controls; 8. Assays of Oxypurines; References; Chapter 5. The Technique and Significance of Hydroxyproline Measurement in Man; 1. Introduction; 2. Analytical Methods; 3. Urinary Hydroxyproline; 4. Plasma Hydroxyproline; 5. Tissue Hydroxyproline; References; Chapter 6. Isoenzymes of Human Alkaline Phosphatase; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. Biochemical Studies on Alkaline Phosphatases of Tissues; 4. Relation of Alkaline Phosphatase to Ultrastructure; 5. Alkaline Phosphatase Isoenzymes as Related to Physiological Processes; 6. Genetics
7. Distinctive Biochemical Properties in Relation to Isoenzymes8. Normal Subjects; 9. Clinical Application; 10. Summary of Present Status of the Problem; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Chapter 2. Automated Techniques in lipid Chemistry1. Introduction; 2. Instrumental Approach; 3. Techniques; 4. Summary; References; Chapter 3. Quality Control in Routine Clinical Chemistry; 1. Introduction; 2. Nomenclature and Definitions; 3. Quality Control Techniques; 4. Sources of Error; 5. Methods of Improving Reliability; 6. Results of the Application of Work Simplification, Mechanization, and Automation; 7. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Metabolism of Oxypurines in Man; 1. Introduction; 2. Purine Anabolism; 3. Purine Catabolism; 4. Fate of Oxypurines; 5. Overproduction