Continuous-flow (Autoanalyzer I) analysis for plasma thiocyanate as an index to tobacco smoking.
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We describe a procedure for determining thiocyanate in plasma with a Technicon AutoAnalyzer I, modified with a 50-mm tubular flow cell to increase the sensitivity of thiocyanate detection. The procedure is suitable for distinguishing cigarette smokers from non-smokers, the mean for smokers being 151 (SD 43) micromol/L and for non-smokers 62 (SD 19) micromol/L.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical chemistry
دوره 26 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980