Validation of the Spartan RXCYP2C19Genotyping Assay Utilizing Blood Samples

Assay of fibrinogen in small blood samples.

T IS DIFFICULT to perform accurate fibrinogen assays on small samples of blood. A significant fraction of the plasma is lost when it is separated from the cells in 0.1or 0.2-mi. samples of blood and the plasma is diluted to a variable, usually undetermined, extent by the addition of anticoagulant. This can be minimized by using heparin dried in capillary tubes, but heparin interferes with subse...

construction and validation of the translation teacher competency test and the scale of students’ perceptions of translation teachers

the major purpose of this study was to develop the translation teacher competency test (ttct) and examine its construct and predictive validity. the present study was conducted in two phases: a qualitative phase as well as a quantitative phase. in the first phase of the study, the author attempted to find out the major areas of competency required for an academic translation teacher. the second...

Methods of Utilizing Nature in Samples of Iranian Contemporary Architecture

Acidic citrate stabilizes blood samples for assay of total homocysteine.

min were as follows: At 70 MPa (10 000 lb./in.), no pressure effect was evident; ;10% of maximal binding was observed at 140 MPa, 20% at 210 MPa, 50% at 280 MPa, and 80% at 420 MPa. Preincubation of the anti-p24 antibody alone (without the p24 antigen) at 420 MPa for 10 min did not result in any discernible decrease in absorbance, indicating that pressures as great as 420 MPa did not affect the...

Laboratory implications of incorrectly taken blood samples for antibiotic assay.