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We evaluated the performance of the Du Pont aca ammonia procedure with regard to (a) linearity, (b) precision, (c) interferences, and (d) effect of anticoagulants. Linearity extends to 2,000 mumol/L. The SD of the method was essentially constant (2 to 3 mumol/L) and independent of the NH3 concentration. Hemoglobin, bilirubin, and lipemia do not interfere. Either EDTA or heparin is suitable as anticoagulant. Recovery of NH3 added to plasma samples averaged 102% (range: 97--107%). We established normal values by measuring NH3 in 188 plasma samples from apparently healthy individuals. The 95% confidence range is from 10 to 35 mumol/L. The aca ammonia method compares very well with that of Kingsley and Tager but correlates less strongly with that of Reinhold and Chung. We describe a protein-based solution with stable NH3 concentration that is suitable as a control material.
B T Doumas, and
L L Hause, and
R D Sciacca, and
B Jendrzejczak, and
C C Foreback, and
J D Hoover, and
W W Spencer, and
P L Smock
March 1978,
Clinical chemistry,
B T Doumas, and
L L Hause, and
R D Sciacca, and
B Jendrzejczak, and
C C Foreback, and
J D Hoover, and
W W Spencer, and
P L Smock
March 1984,
Clinical chemistry,
B T Doumas, and
L L Hause, and
R D Sciacca, and
B Jendrzejczak, and
C C Foreback, and
J D Hoover, and
W W Spencer, and
P L Smock
March 1987,
Clinical chemistry,
B T Doumas, and
L L Hause, and
R D Sciacca, and
B Jendrzejczak, and
C C Foreback, and
J D Hoover, and
W W Spencer, and
P L Smock
September 1982,
Clinical chemistry,
B T Doumas, and
L L Hause, and
R D Sciacca, and
B Jendrzejczak, and
C C Foreback, and
J D Hoover, and
W W Spencer, and
P L Smock
July 1986,
Clinical chemistry,
B T Doumas, and
L L Hause, and
R D Sciacca, and
B Jendrzejczak, and
C C Foreback, and
J D Hoover, and
W W Spencer, and
P L Smock
March 1977,
Clinical chemistry,
B T Doumas, and
L L Hause, and
R D Sciacca, and
B Jendrzejczak, and
C C Foreback, and
J D Hoover, and
W W Spencer, and
P L Smock
February 1983,
Clinical chemistry,
B T Doumas, and
L L Hause, and
R D Sciacca, and
B Jendrzejczak, and
C C Foreback, and
J D Hoover, and
W W Spencer, and
P L Smock
July 1987,
Clinical chemistry,
B T Doumas, and
L L Hause, and
R D Sciacca, and
B Jendrzejczak, and
C C Foreback, and
J D Hoover, and
W W Spencer, and
P L Smock
December 1978,
Clinical chemistry,
B T Doumas, and
L L Hause, and
R D Sciacca, and
B Jendrzejczak, and
C C Foreback, and
J D Hoover, and
W W Spencer, and
P L Smock
September 1978,
Clinical chemistry,
