Published 1976 | Version v1
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Calcitonin, ch. 20

  • 1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. (USA)

Description

The radioimmunoassay of calcitonin is described. A modification of the chloramine-T method is used to label the hormone with 131I. Purification is performed by QUSO granules followed by centrifugation. The requirements for the incubation mixtures are described. Bound and free-labelled hormones are separated by dextran-coated charcoal. Sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility are discussed. A comparison with biological methods is made. Measurements in normal human serum and in serum of several patients are made

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Publishing Information

Publisher
North-Holland.
Imprint Place
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
0 7204 0630 7
Imprint Title
Methods in radioimmunoassay of peptide hormones
Imprint Pagination
p. 187-195.

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Notes
Imprint:Reprinted from Methods in Investigative and Diagnostic Endocrinology, vols. 2A and 2B, 1973, North-Holland.