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The Identification and Measurement in Urine of Dihydrodigoxin, a Cardioinactive Metabolite of Digoxin
The sensitivity of an established mass spectroscopic technique has been improved in order to measure dihydrodigoxin, the cardioinactive metabolite of digoxin, in extracts of urine from paediatric patients main...
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Absolute identification of melatonin in human plasma and cerebrospinal fluid
MELATONIN, the compound responsible for the lightening of amphibian skin, was extracted from bovine pineal glands and chemically characterised by Lerner et al.1,2. Recent reviews3–5 have suggested that melatonin ...
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A method for the measurement of ultra-low amounts of prostaglandins in inflammatory exudates using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry
A GC-MS assay for PGE2 and PGF2α has been described. The method is highly specific and sensitive down to the sub-picogram level. The assay has been used to measure the time dependence of PG concentration in carra...
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A New Cause of Urinary Calculi: 2,8-Dihydroxyadenine Stones in Supposed ‘Uric Acid’ Crystalluria
Most stones found in the human urinary tract are formed from common urinary constituents: calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate and ammonium magnesium phosphate. In situations of dehydration, aciduria or uric aci...