Use of Values for Calcium and Protein Serum, and of a Derived Index Obtained from a Probability Population Sample

1978 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 506-506
Author(s):  
Anthea Kelly ◽  
Louis Munan ◽  
Claude PetitClerc ◽  
Kok Ping Ho ◽  
Bernard Billon
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Ursodeoxycholic Acid ◽  
Blood Sample ◽  
Cholic Acid ◽  
Amylase Activity ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Annual Index ◽  
Protein Serum

Abstract Volume 22 p 1726: In the footnote to Table 3, the last half of the sentence should read " for SI units, the index becomes (80 calcium - 120)/protein." Volume 23 p 1779: In column two of "corrections," the word "malate" should be substituted for "maleate." p 2127: In column two, last line, change "chinic" to "chenodeoxycholic." On the next page, change the last part of the sub-legend to Figure 7 to read "(5) ursodeoxycholic acid, (6) cholic acid." p 2205: col. two, line 32. For "mg/g body weight" read "mg/kg body weight." p 2288: In the last sentence of the abstract, change ".... 0.3 to 7.8 mole..." to "... 0.3 to 7.8 mmol...." p 2289: Table 1, footnote a should read: "Millimoles of 4NP injected/270 x 10-3 moles of 4NPP. This is calculated as if the 4NP were present in 270 nmol of 4NPP...." p 2290: In Table 2, in column A "7.76d" should read "7.76c" p 2356: The reader may incorrectly infer that the "Gamma-Coat Kit" (CA 535, 536; 555, 556) is intended for the analysis of dried blood samples on paper in screening for congenital hypothyroidism in infants. Actually, that kit is intended for serum thyroxine assay. A modified kit dedicated to dried blood-sample screening for hypothyroidism is currently under development and will be introduced shortly as CA-538, 558. Further, in Tables and text, the "3.5-mm" disks referred to should read "3.18 mm" (⅛''). This is of significance, because the error in diameter produces a 20% error in the apparent blood volume or thyroxine content per disk in the Tables. Inadvertent omissions from the list of invited reviewers (p 2360) and our annual index are, respectively: Jocelyn M. Hicks and Royden Rand and "Direct Spectrophotometric Determination of α-Amylase Activity in Saliva, with p-Nitrophenyl α-Maltoside as Substrate," by Baiba K. Gillard, Henry C. Markman, and Stephen A. Feig. (p 2279)

Determination of rate of cross circulation in parabiotic rats with P32-labeled erythrocytes

1959 ◽  
Vol 196 (4) ◽  
pp. 753-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Fleming ◽  
Laura Caldwell ◽  
Roberta Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Blood Volume ◽  
Sodium Phosphate ◽  
Femoral Vein ◽  
Total Activity ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Litter Mate ◽  
Blood Volumes

Litter-mate female rats parabiosed at 21 days by the Bunster-Meyer method were allowed to mature for several months. Volumes of blood obtained from donor animals were incubated at 37°C with P32, in the form of buffered isotonic sodium phosphate. A plasma-free suspension of labeled erythrocytes was prepared and a sample of known activity was injected into the femoral vein of one member of each parabiotic pair. Four pairs of 100 lambda blood samples, obtained by venipuncture, were taken at varying intervals, for the succeeding 150 minutes. Using the dye dilution principle, it was possible to determine the blood volume of the injected rat after the first sample, and that of the pair at the time of equilibrium. The average blood volume was 6.53% of body weight. The concentration of tagged cells reached equal values in both members of the pairs at an average time of 90 minutes. There was less than a 20% loss of total activity in all the pairs used for determinations. An equation was derived for the calculation of the rate of exchange. The average for 15 pairs was 2.09 blood volumes per hour. The range was from 3.95 bl. vol/hr. in the fastest pair to 0.74 bl. vol/hr. in the slowest.

scholarly journals An experimental study of albino rats fed on Nigella sativa and aspirin for four weeks duration: determination of coagulation profile

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhtar Munir ◽  
Muhammad Tayyib ◽  
Muhammad Farooq ◽  
Muhammad Mashraf ◽  
Anjum Rashid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Clot Retraction ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Synthetic Diet ◽  
Group I

Ninety albino rats were selected and were divided into six groups on the basis of different diets given. Control group (I) was fed on synthetic diet and experimental groups (IIA, IIB, IIC, IID and IIE) were fed on 1 mg aspirin, 15mg, 30 mg, 45 mg Nigella Sativa per kg body weight respectively while HE was given 30 mg NS and 1 mg aspirin/kg body wt. Blood samples were collected by heart puncture and Coagulation parameters were done. BT was prolonged in groups taking aspirin only. APTT was reduced significantly in groups taking different concentration of NS when compared with control. Percentage of clot retraction was weak significantly in groups taking aspirin only when comparing with other groups.

INFLUENCE OF AGE, WEIGHT AND GROWTH RATE ON BASAL LH, GROWTH HORMONE AND CORTISOL, AND ESTROGEN-INDUCED LH RELEASE IN PREPUBERTAL GILTS

1987 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 1001-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. N. KIRKWOOD ◽  
F. D. EVANS ◽  
F. X. AHERNE
Keyword(s):  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Pulse Amplitude ◽  
Estradiol Benzoate ◽  
Early Morning ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Lh Release

Thirty-six Yorkshire × Landrace gilts were selected at 74 d of age and 32 kg body weight and assigned equally to one of six treatments. The first three treatments involved feeding gilts to achieve weights of 90 kg at 175 d, 90 kg at 195 d, or 70 kg at 175 d (treatments 1, 2 and 3, respectively). A further three groups of gilts were fed to achieve the same weights (90, 90 or 70 kg) 20 d younger than those above. Upon the achievement of their final weight the latter three groups of gilts were subjected to a feed restriction in order to achieve a zero net weight for 20 d until they achieved the required age (treatments 4, 5 and 6). At the achievement of the specified age-weight end point blood samples were taken from all gilts at 2-h intervals for 24 h (2400–2200 h) for the determination of plasma concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH), growth hormone (GH) and Cortisol. Additionally, during a 4-h period on the same day (0800–1200 h) all gilts were sampled at 15-min intervals for determination of pulsatile LH secretion. Following the initial 24-h sampling, all gilts received an intramuscular injection of estradiol benzoate (EB; 15 μg kg−1 body weight) and blood samples were collected at 6-h intervals for 72 h for determination of plasma LH. No treatment effects were noted on the mean daily plasma levels of cortisol, LH or GH. Plasma concentrations of cortisol tended to decrease with increasing age or weight, but these differences were not significant. Significant elevations of plasma GH occurred in the early morning and evening, but rarely between 0400 and 1600 h. A similar nycterohemeral rhythm was noted for plasma LH levels. There were no treatment effects on LH pulse frequency but LH pulse amplitude was greater at a given age (P < 0.07), in the heavier gilts (treatments 1 and 4 vs. 3 and 6). There was no effect of treatment on the LH response to EB injection, although two patterns of LH release were observed, involving either a single or a double peak of LH. Key words: Gilts, age, weight, puberty

A Rapid Electrochemical Technic for Measuring Carbon Dioxide Content of Blood

1968 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 637-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J Reyes ◽  
J Ryan Neville
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Blood Sample ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Rapid Determination ◽  
Electrode System ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Content ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2

Abstract An electrochemical technic for measuring carbon dioxide (CO2) content in whole blood has been devised and evaluated. The method requires a membrane-covered pH electrode for the CO2 measurements. This electrode system permits rapid determination of CO2 content in blood samples of less than 1 ml. The measurement is performed by hemolyzing and acidifying a blood sample in such a manner that the released CO2 goes into physical solution. The increase of tension caused by this physically dissolved CO2 is measured by exposing the sample to a previously calibrated electrode. While use of the technic requires some compromise with accuracy (standard deviation of replicate samples = 0.76 volume/100 ml. compared with 0.12 volume/100 ml. for the Van Slyke manometric procedure), its convenience may outweigh this consideration in certain routine applications.

Synthesis and solvatochromic studies of 2- amino-3-phenolazo1-(4-sulfophenyl)-3-methyi-5-pyrozolone and use it for the determination of trace amount of Nickel (II) in blood samples

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 4920
Author(s):  
Amar M. Ali ◽  
Hussain. J. Mohammed*
Keyword(s):  
Stability Constant ◽  
Trace Amount ◽  
Benzenesulfonic Acid ◽  
Determination Method ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Determination Of Nickel ◽  
Normal Human ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Normal Human Blood

A new, simple, sensitive and rapid spectrophotometric method is proposed for the determination of trace amount of Nickel (II). The method is based on the formation of a 1:2 complex with 4-(4-((2-hydroxy-6-nitrophenyl) diazenyl) -3-methyl-5-oxo-2, 5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl) benzenesulfonic acid (2-ANASP) as a new reagent is developed. The complex has a maximum absorption at 516 nm and εmax of 1. 84 X 105 L. mol-1. cm-1. A linear correlation (0. 25 – 4. 0μg. ml-1) was found between absorbance at λmax and concentration. The accuracy and reproducibility of the determination method for various known amounts of Nickel (II) were tested. The results obtained are both precise (RSD was 1. 2 %) and accurate (relative error was 0. 787 %). The effect of diverse ions on the determination of Nickel (II) to investigate the selectivity of the method were also studied. The stability constant of the product was 0. 399 X 106 L. mol-1. The proposed method was successfully applied to the analysis of diabetes blood and normal human blood. 

scholarly journals Development of a blood sample detector for multi-tracer positron emission tomography using gamma spectroscopy

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Velasco ◽  
Adriana Mota-Cobián ◽  
Jesús Mateo ◽  
Samuel España
Keyword(s):  
Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Blood Sample ◽  
Pet Imaging ◽  
Spectroscopic Analysis ◽  
Gamma Spectroscopy ◽  
Emission Tomography ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Positron Emission

Abstract Background Multi-tracer positron emission tomography (PET) imaging can be accomplished by applying multi-tracer compartment modeling. Recently, a method has been proposed in which the arterial input functions (AIFs) of the multi-tracer PET scan are explicitly derived. For that purpose, a gamma spectroscopic analysis is performed on blood samples manually withdrawn from the patient when at least one of the co-injected tracers is based on a non-pure positron emitter. Alternatively, these blood samples required for the spectroscopic analysis may be obtained and analyzed on site by an automated detection device, thus minimizing analysis time and radiation exposure of the operating personnel. In this work, a new automated blood sample detector based on silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) for single- and multi-tracer PET imaging is presented, characterized, and tested in vitro and in vivo. Results The detector presented in this work stores and analyzes on-the-fly single and coincidence detected events. A sensitivity of 22.6 cps/(kBq/mL) and 1.7 cps/(kBq/mL) was obtained for single and coincidence events respectively. An energy resolution of 35% full-width-half-maximum (FWHM) at 511 keV and a minimum detectable activity of 0.30 ± 0.08 kBq/mL in single mode were obtained. The in vivo AIFs obtained with the detector show an excellent Pearson’s correlation (r = 0.996, p < 0.0001) with the ones obtained from well counter analysis of discrete blood samples. Moreover, in vitro experiments demonstrate the capability of the detector to apply the gamma spectroscopic analysis on a mixture of 68Ga and 18F and separate the individual signal emitted from each one. Conclusions Characterization and in vivo evaluation under realistic experimental conditions showed that the detector proposed in this work offers excellent sensibility and stability. The device also showed to successfully separate individual signals emitted from a mixture of radioisotopes. Therefore, the blood sample detector presented in this study allows fully automatic AIFs measurements during single- and multi-tracer PET studies.

scholarly journals Determination of 19 Psychoactive Substances in Premortem and Postmortem Whole Blood Samples Using Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Separations ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Sevasti Karampela ◽  
Jessica Smith ◽  
Irene Panderi
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Whole Blood Samples

An ever-increasing need exists within the forensic laboratories to develop analytical processes for the qualitative and quantitative determination of a broad spectrum of new psychoactive substances. Phenylethylamine derivatives are among the major classes of psychoactive substances available on the global market and include both amphetamine analogues and synthetic cathinones. In this work, an ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-positive ion electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometric method (UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS) has been developed and fully validated for the determination of 19 psychoactive substances, including nine amphetamine-type stimulants and 10 synthetic cathinone derivatives, in premortem and postmortem whole blood. The assay was based on the use of 1 mL premortem or postmortem whole blood, following solid phase extraction prior to the analysis. The separation was achieved on a Poroshell 120 EC-C18 analytical column with a gradient mobile phase of 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile and 0.1% formic acid in water in 9 min. The dynamic multiple reaction monitoring used in this work allowed for limit of detection (LOD) and lower limit of quantitation (LOQ) values of 0.5 and 2 ng mL−1, respectively, for all analytes both in premortem and postmortem whole blood samples. A quadratic calibration model was used for the 12 quantitative analytes over the concentration range of 20–2000 ng mL−1, and the method was shown to be precise and accurate both in premortem and postmortem whole blood. The method was applied to the analysis of real cases and proved to be a valuable tool in forensic and clinical toxicology.

scholarly journals Microsphere-Based Microfluidic Device for Plasma Separation and Potential Biochemistry Analysis Applications

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
Hongyan Xu ◽  
Zhangying Wu ◽  
Jinan Deng ◽  
Jun Qiu ◽  
Ning Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Sample ◽  
Microfluidic Device ◽  
Biochemical Analysis ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Clinical Diagnostics ◽  
Correction Factors ◽  
Separation Device ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Plasma Separation ◽  
Blood Biochemical

The development of a simple, portable, and cost-effective plasma separation platform for blood biochemical analysis is of great interest in clinical diagnostics. We represent a plasma separation microfluidic device using microspheres with different sizes as the separation barrier. This plasma separation device, with 18 capillary microchannels, can extract about 3 μL of plasma from a 50 μL blood sample in about 55 min. The effects of evaporation and the microsphere barrier on the plasma biochemical analysis results were studied. Correction factors were applied to compensate for these two effects. The feasibility of the device in plasma biochemical analysis was validated with clinical blood samples.

LRF and TRF test during long-term danazol treatment: increase of the LH and FSH responses but decrease of the prolactin and TSH responses

1983 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Leppäluoto ◽  
L. Rönnberg ◽  
P. Ylöstalo
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Follicular Phase ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Hormone Levels ◽  
Coefficients Of Variation ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Thyroid Hormone Levels ◽  
Low Serum

Abstract. Seven patients suffering from severe endometriosis were treated with danazol 200 mg × 3 daily for 6 months. Clinical symptoms were alleviated and menses disappeared in response to the treatment. After cessation of the treatment the menstrual bleedings returned in 1–3 months. Blood samples for determination of gonadotrophins, prolactin (Prl), oestradiol (E2), progesterone, thyroid hormones and thyrotrophin in radioimmunoassays were taken and a combined TRF and LRF test carried out in the follicular phase before treatment, at the 6th month of treatment and after reappearance of the first menses. There were no statistically significant changes in the basal levels of serum FSH, LH or TSH during the danazol treatment. Neither was there any change in episodic secretions of FSH, LH or Prl, as determined by the mean coefficients of variation of the hormone levels in seven consecutive samples taken at 20 min intervals. On the other hand, serum E2, Prl and thyroid hormone levels were significantly decreased in the 6th month of treatment. In the TRF-LRF test the responses of serum FSH and LH were significantly higher and those of serum Prl and TSH significantly lower during danazol treatment than before. Prl responses remained lowered after the treatment. It appears that low serum oestrogen levels, induced by the danazol treatment, sensitize the pituitary gonadotrophs to exogenous LRF, but make the sensitivity of thyrotrophs and lactotrophs lower to exogenous TRF. These results thus indicate that danazol does not make the pituitary gonadotrophs insensitive to LRF, but danazol may rather inhibit the secretion of hypothalamic LRF.

scholarly journals Simultaneous Determination of Cyclosporine A, Tacrolimus, Sirolimus, and Everolimus in Whole-Blood Samples by LC-MS/MS

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Karapirli ◽  
Murat Kizilgun ◽  
Ozgur Yesilyurt ◽  
Husamettin Gul ◽  
Zeki Ilker Kunak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Simultaneous Determination ◽  
Cyclosporine A ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Immunosuppressive Drugs ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Whole Blood Samples

Objectives. Cyclosporine A (CyA), tacrolimus (TRL), sirolimus (SIR), and everolimus (RAD) are immunosuppressive drugs frequently used in organ transplantation. Our aim was to confirm a robust sensitive and selective liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for determination of CyA, TRL, SIR, and RAD in whole-blood samples.Materials and Methods. We used an integrated online solid-phase extraction-LC-MS/MS system and atmospheric pressure ionization tandem mass spectrometry (API-MS/MS) in the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) detection mode. CyA, TRL, SIR, and RAD were simultaneously analyzed in whole blood treated with precipitation reagent taken from transplant patients.Results. System performance parameters were suitable for using this method as a high-throughput technique in clinical practice. The high concentration of one analyte in the sample did not affect the concentration of other analytes. Total analytical time was 2.5 min, and retention times of all analytes were shorter than 2 minutes.Conclusion. This LC-MS/MS method can be preferable for therapeutic drug monitoring of these immunosuppressive drugs (CyA, TRL, SRL, and RAD) in whole blood. Sample preparation was too short and simple in this method, and it permits robust, rapid, sensitive, selective, and simultaneous determination of these drugs.

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