title: Chemiluminescence: applications for the clinical laboratory.
abstract: The chemical features and applications of chemiluminescence are reviewed, with special attention to bacterial and firefly bioluminescence and to uses of chemiluminescence in direct substrate assays, enzyme assays, solid-phase reactions, and immunoassays.
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods*; D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000379:methods*; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000378:metabolism; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000032:analysis; D004579:Electron Transport; D004798:Enzymes / Q000032:analysis*; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008156:Luciferases / Q000378:metabolism; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008165:Luminol / Q000378:metabolism; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010587:Phagocytosis
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D009243:NAD; D009249:NADP; D008165:Luminol; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D008156:Luciferases