Advances in Clinical Chemistry

Volume 67 in the internationally acclaimed Advances in Clinical Chemistry contains chapters authored by world renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists. The serial provides the latest and most up-to-date technologies related to the field of Clinical Chemistry and is the benchmark for novel analytical approaches in the clinical laboratory. <ul><li>Expertise of international contributors</li><li>Latest cutting-edge technologies</li><li>Comprehensive in scope</li></ul>

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Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Contributors; Preface; Chapter One: Biomarkers of Tobacco Smoke Exposure; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Definitions; 3 Types of Biomarkers; 4 Biomarkers of Smoking Versus Biomarkers of Biological State; 5 From Smoke to Disease: Genomics and Novel Molecular Pathways; 6 Modulating Factors; 7 Biomarker Uses; 8 Validation and Qualification; 9 Conclusions; Disclaimer; Chapter Two: Ethyl Glucuronide and Ethyl Sulfate; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Metabolism of Alcohol; 3 Stability; 4 Cutoff Values; 5 Detection Times.

6 Methods for Measurement of EtG and EtS7 Applications; 8 Confounders Causing False-Positive or False-Negative Results; 9 Conclusions; Declarations; Chapter Three: Ammonia Metabolism and Hyperammonemic Disorders; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Solubility of Ammonia and Transport Across Cell Membranes; 3 Sources of Ammonia; 4 Disposal of Ammonia; 5 Ammonia Metabolism in Liver; 6 Ammonia Metabolism in Brain; 7 Ammonia and Arginine Production in the Kidneys; 8 Toxicity of Ammonia; 9 The Pathogenesis of Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy; 10 Clinical Disorders with HA: Overview.

11 Inherited Hyperammonemic Disorders12 Liver Disease;…