title: Chemical and immunochemical measurement of total iron-binding capacity compared.
abstract: Radiometric, colorimetric, and two immunochemical methods for measuring total iron-binding capacity are compared. We evaluated the procedures on the basis of precision, applicability to a pediatric population, and accuracy as assessed by analytical recovery of purified transferrin. The immunoephelometric assay for transferrin provides significant advantages over the other methods examined.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001322:Autoanalysis; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003124:Colorimetry; D003720:Densitometry; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007223:Infant; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D007504:Iron Radioisotopes; D014168:Transferrin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D007106:Immune Sera; D007504:Iron Radioisotopes; D014168:Transferrin; D007501:Iron