Salivary urea nitrogen as an index to renal function: a test-strip method.
Clin Chem
; 29(10): 1825-7, 1983 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6616832
ABSTRACT
To investigate the feasibility of using salivary urea nitrogen as an index of renal glomerular filtration rate, we developed and applied a new analytical system consisting of a urease-containing test strip and an automatic reflectance spectrometer. The concentrations of urea nitrogen so determined correlate well (r = 0.93) with concentrations in serum. These preliminary data suggest that our method can be used routinely as a simple and reliable means of detecting abnormalities of renal function.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Reagent Strips
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Saliva
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Urea
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Indicators and Reagents
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Kidney Diseases
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Chem
Journal subject:
QUIMICA CLINICA
Year:
1983
Document type:
Article