Steroid radiommuoassay: contribution of standards to blank values |
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Authors: | Marijke Frölich W. Termorshuizen Elly Kenter A.J. Moolenaar |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemical Pathology (Head: Prof. Dr. A.A.H. Kassenaar), Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The sensitivity of the radioimmunoassay of steroids is considerably reduced by high blank values which may be derived in part from co-chromatographed standards. Blank levels approach the detection limit of the radioimmunoassay of aldosterone, testosterone and androstenedione when 10,000 dpm (30–35 pg) labeled steroids are used as reference standard. When 20 μg aldosterone, testosterone, or androstenedione is used as standard, blank levels of up to 12,800 pg were measured in the radioimmunoassay. Application of the standards on a separate strip does not improve the results. From our experiments it seems clear that contamination is transported by the solvent. |
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