| Literature DB >> 1525993 |
E Chapoteau1, B P Czech, W Zazulak, A Kumar.
Abstract
We report a colorimetric method for determining lithium in blood serum without sample pretreatment or solvent-extraction steps. The method is based on a novel chromogenic ionophore that exhibits exceptionally high selectivity (much greater than 4000:1) for lithium over sodium. The standard curve for the method is linear up to 3.5 mmol/L and exceeds the therapeutic range for lithium. The results for 57 patients' samples correlated well with results obtained with an Instrumentation Laboratory flame photometer (r = 0.97).Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1525993
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Chem ISSN: 0009-9147 Impact factor: 8.327