Clinical laboratory evaluation of the Perkin-Elmer KA-150 Enzyme Analyzer.

Assessment of the validity error flags generated by the Technicon SMAC system and the Perkin-Elmer KA 150 enzyme analyser

Automated turbidimetry of amylase activity by use of a discrete kinetic analyzer.

We adopted an automated turbidimetric rate method for determining amylase activity to the KA-150 Kinetic Analyzer. In the method, an insoluble amylopectin substrate is used with activity determined by the rate of decrease in turbidity. Run-to-run CV for 59 samples with activities up to 400 units (arbitrary amylase units per 100 ml of sample) was 2.8%. A comparison with a similar method, perform...

The Perkin-Elmer approach to computer-aided chemistry: an overview of the technological trends in laboratory computing

Perkin-Elmer defines the term ’computer-aided chemistry’ as the application of a computer, of any size, to the solution of an analytical chemistry problem. More specifically, the computer is a tool which is applied to tasks of either a tedious, repetitive, or very complex nature so that the analytical chemist is freed to apply his reasoning power. This paper was prepared for a session on ’Solvi...

Clinical, Toxicological, Biochemical, and Hematologic Parameters in Lead Exposed Workers of a Car Battery Industry

Background: Lead is a toxic element which causes acute, subacute or chronic poisoning through environmental and occupational exposure. The aim of this study was to investigate clinical and laboratory abnormalities of chronic lead poisoning among workers of a car battery industry. Methods: Questionnaires and forms were designed and used to record demographic data, past medical histories ...

Rapid communication: Poli-RC35-TUF, a highly polymorphic microsatellite marker in the Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus.

Source and Description. A partial genomic library (300 to 500 bp) was constructed using DNA obtained from Japanese flounder,Paralichthys olivaceus, digestedwith Sau3AI. The DNA was inserted in pBluescript SK (Toyobo, Japan) digested by BamHI and transformed into competent E. coli cells (strain DH5α). The partial genomic library was screened with a γP-labeled (CA)10 probe. About 800 positive clo...