title: [A method for determining the cyclosporin A concentration in capillary blood].
abstract: A new method is described, which enables one to follow the blood concentration of CyA in patients living in remote regions, being far away from the transplantation hospitals. The method is based on the use of chromatographic paper FN-17 intended for application of the patients' blood spots. The pieces of paper with dried blood spots are sent by post to the laboratory where CyA is extracted from the spots, followed by the CyA concentration measurement with the aid of RIA. A procedure has been elaborated, permitting the measurement of the CyA concentration in patients with a poor access to the veins.
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Obukh
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kazarov
authors.forename: P Ia
authors.initials: PIa
authors.lastname: Filiptsev
mesh_terms: D002196:Capillaries; D002854:Chromatography, Paper / Q000379:methods; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D014680:Veins
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins
vernacular_title: Metod opredeleniia kontsentratsii tsiklosporina A v kapilliarnoĭ krovi.