title: Loss of ACTH biological activity in plasma during extraction with a commercial radioimmunoassay kit.
abstract: The process used for extracting adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from plasma in the Searle ACTH immunoassay kit involves a loss of 70-100% of the biological activity of the ACTH.
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone