Front Cover -- Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 23 -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Clinical Chemistry of Vitamin B6 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Chemistry and Biochemistry -- 3. Methods for the Assessment of Vitamin B6 Status -- 4. Clinical Chemistry -- References -- Chapter 2. Aluminum -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Aluminum Metabolism -- 4. Aluminum Toxicity -- References -- Chapter 3. Clinical Chemistry of Thiamin -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Chemistry and Biochemistry.

3. Absorption Spectra and Millimolar Absorptivities of Hemoglobin and Hemoglobin Derivatives -- 4. Determination of Hemoglobin Derivatives -- 5. Concluding Remarks -- 6. Appendix -- References -- Chapter 6. Clinical Chemistry of Oxalate Metabolism -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Quantitative Analytical Methods -- 3. Oxalate Metabolism -- 4. Disorders of Oxalate Metabolism -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7. Desirable Performance Standards for Clinical Chemistry Tests -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Definition of Analytical Goals.

3. Methods for the Assessment of Thiamin Status -- 4. Clinical Chemistry -- References -- Chapter 4. Vitamin-Responsive Inborn Errors of Metabolism -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Biotin (Vitamin H) -- 3. Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) -- 4. Folate -- 5. Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) -- 6. Riboflavin -- 7. Thiamin -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5. Spectrophotometry of Hemoglobin and Hemoglobin Derivatives -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Determination of Total Hemoglobin.

3. The Rationale for Achievement of Goals -- 4. Uses of Analytical Goals -- 5. Achievement of Analytical Goals -- 6. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Index -- Contents of Previous Volumes.