Open AccessSeparation of β2-Transferrin by Denaturing Gel Electrophoresis to Detect Cerebrospinal Fluid in Ear and Nasal Fluids
Author(s) -
Tibor Görögh,
Pierre Rudolph,
Jens E. Meyer,
Jochen A. Werner,
Burkard M. Lippert,
Steffen Maune
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2005.054916
Subject(s) - transferrin , cerebrospinal fluid , saliva , gel electrophoresis , rhinorrhea , immunostaining , microbiology and biotechnology , polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis , blot , chemistry , chromatography , biology , biochemistry , pathology , immunology , medicine , immunohistochemistry , gene , enzyme
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is a critical condition with a substantial risk of meningitis. We investigated the use of transferrin isoform analysis as a diagnostic marker for detection of CSF leakage in fluid samples.
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