Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 79

Chapter One: CTRP1 in Liver Disease

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Adiponectin and the C1q Family
• 3 CTRP1 Characteristics
• 4 Regulation of CTRP1
• 5 CTRP1 and NAFLD
• 6 Critical Evaluation of CTRP1
• 7 Conclusion

Chapter Two: Rationally Designed Peptide Probes for Extracellular Vesicles

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Biological Importance of EVs
• 3 Isolation and Quantification
• 4 Probes for EVs
• 5 Applications
• 6 Conclusions and Future Perspectives
• Acknowledgments

Chapter Three: Droplet-Based Digital PCR: Application in Cancer Research

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Digital Procedures for Biomarker Testing: A Historical Overview
• 3 Droplet-Based Digital PCR Procedures: Applications to the Detection of Known Targets
• 4 Conclusions and Future Perspectives
• Acknowledgments

Chapter Four: Novel Biomarkers of Heart Failure

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Biomarkers of Myocardial Stretch
• 3 Biomarkers of Myocyte Injury
• 4 Biomarkers of Matrix Remodeling
• 5 Biomarkers of Inflammation
• 6 Biomarkers of Renal Dysfunction
• 7 Biomarkers Neurohumoral Activation
• 8 Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress
• 9 Future Aspects
• 10 Conclusion
• Acknowledgments

Chapter Five: Advances in Clinical Mass Spectrometry

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
• 3 Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
• 4 Sample Preparation
• 5 Clinical Applications of Mass Spectrometry
• 6 Recent Advances in Clinical Mass Spectrometry
• 7 Conclusions

Chapter Six: Testing for Chronic Diarrhea

• Abstract
• 1 Definition of Chronic Diarrhea
• 2 Classification of Chronic Diarrhea
• 3 Diagnosis of Chronic Diarrhea
• 4 Testing for Chronic Diarrhea
• 5 Testing for Steatorrhea
• 6 Secretory Diarrhea
• 7 Inflammatory Diarrhea
• 8 Osmotic Diarrhea
• 9 Hypermotility-Related Diarrhea
• 10 Integrated Approach to Investigating Chronic Diarrhea

Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 79 is the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series and contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians, and research scientists. The serial discusses 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.

• Provides the most up-to-date technologies in clinical chemistry and clinical laboratory science
• Authored by world renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians, and research scientists
• Presents the international benchmark for novel analytical approaches in the clinical laboratory

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