Assay of Calcium-regulating Hormones

The ability to measure accurately the hormones regulating calcium homeosta­ sis is the fundamental first step toward understanding the roles these hormones play in health and disease. Techniques for such measurements have only been available for the past 10 years or so and remain in a state of rapid...

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Other Authors: Bikle, D. D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1983, 1983
Edition:1st ed. 1983
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Hormonal Regulation of Calcium Homeostasis
  • 2 Resolution and Quantitation of Vitamin D and Vitamin D Metabolites
  • 3 Survey of Competition Assays for the Vitamin D Metabolites
  • 4 Microassay for 25-Hydroxyvitamin D: Method and Interpretation
  • 5 A Method for Assay of Serum or Plasma Concentrations of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D
  • 6 Assay for Multiple Vitamin D Metabolites
  • 7 Radioimmunoassay of the Vitamin D Metabolites
  • 8 The Cytoreceptor Assay for 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D
  • 9 General Principles, Problems, and Interpretation in the Radioimmunoassay of Calcitonin and Parathyroid Hormone
  • 10 General Techniques for Raising Antisera Against Parathyroid Hormone and Calcitonin
  • 11 Preparing the Tracer: Iodination Techniques
  • 12 Radioimmunoassay Procedure for Parathyroid Hormone
  • 13 Radioimmunoassay for Calcitonin
  • 14 Adenylate Cyclase Bioassay for Parathyroid Hormone
  • 15 The Cytochemical Bioassay for Parathyroid Hormone