Front Cover -- Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 14 -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Pituitary Gonadotropins-Chemistry, Extraction, and lmmunoassay -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Properties of Glycoproteins with Special Reference to the Gonadotropins -- 3. Extraction and Purification of Gonadotropins from the Pituitary -- 4. Extraction and Purification of Pituitary Gonadotropins from Urine and Plasma -- 5. Comparison of Gonadotropin Preparations -- 6. Specific Antisera against FSH and LH -- 7. Immunological Assays of Gonadotropic Hormones.
1. Immunoglobulin Structure and Identification -- 2. Turnover of Immunoglobulins -- 3. Known Functions of Human Immunoglobulins -- 4. Secondary Immunoglobulin Deficiencies -- 5. Primary Immunoglobulin Deficiencies -- 6. Polyclonal Immunoglobulin Patterns -- 7. Paraproteins -- 8. Summary of Clinically Useful Immunoglobulin Studies -- References -- Chapter 5. The Biochemistry of Skin Disease: Psoriasis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. General Information -- 3. The Lesion -- 4. The Uninvolved Skin -- 5. Blood Chemistry in Psoriasis -- 6. Reflections and Speculations -- References.
10. Biochemical Findings in Inborn Errors of the Urea Cycle -- 11. Production of Urea in Enzymatic Defects of Urea Cycle -- 12. Hyperammonemia in Conditions Affecting the Urea Cycle Other Than Primary Enzymes Errors of Urea Synthesis -- References -- Chapter 3. Rapid Screening Methods for the Detection of Inherited and Acquired Aminoacidopathies -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Studies of Experimental Factors That Influence the Separation of Amino Acids in a Mixture -- 3. Preparation of Samples for Analysis.
4. Procedure for the Chromatographic Separation and Qualitative Identification of Amino Acids in Serum and Urine -- 5. Other Techniques for the Separation of Free Amino Acids in Biological Materials -- 6. Preparation and Separation of Amino Acid Derivatives -- 7. Interpretation of Amino Acid Data -- 8. Treatment and Prevention of Aminoacidopathies -- 9. Current and Future Research Trends in the Field of the Hereditary and Acquired Aminoacidopathies -- References -- Chapter 4. Immunoglobulins in Clinical Chemistry.
8. Summary -- References -- Chapter 2. Hereditary Metabolic Disorders of the Urea Cycle -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Biosynthesis of Urea and Enzymes of Urea Cycle -- 3. Activities of the Urea Cycle Enzymes -- 4. Inhibition of Some Enzymes of the Urea Cycle -- 5. Regulation of the Blood Level of Ammonia -- 6. Regulation of Levels of the Intermediate Metabolites of the Urea Cycle in the Liver -- 7. Laboratory Methods and Diagnosis -- 8. Methods for the Assay of Enzymes of the Urea Cycle -- 9. Clinical Aspects.