Front Cover; Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 22; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. The Plasma Cholinesterases: A New Perspective; 1. Introduction; 2. The Cholinesterase Variants and Multiple Forms; 3. Succinylcholine Apnea and the Cholinesterase Variants Coded for by Genes at the E1 Locus; 4. Chemical and Biochemical Properties of Cholinesterases; 5. Practical Applications of Cholinesterase Measurements; 6. Methodological Aspects; References; Chapter 2. Biochemical Events Related to Phagocytosing Cells; 1. Introduction

2. Isolation and Purification of Leukocytes3. Isolation of Subcellular Particles of Leukocytes; 4. Biochemical Mechanisms Involved in Phagocytosis; 5. Paraphysiological Changes and Exogenous Agents; 6. Pathological Deviations; 7. Conclusion; Chapter 3. The Measurement of Serum Alkaline Phosphatase in Clinical Medicine; 1. Introduction; 2. Effects of Age and Sex; 3. Constancy of Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in Individual Subjects; 4. Dietary and Other Environmental Influences; 5. Unexplained High and Low Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Activities; 6. Skeletal Disorders

7. Disorders of the Liver and Biliary Tract8. Pancreas; 9. Endocrine Disorders; 10. Other Systems; 11. Summary; References; Chapter 4. High-Resolution Analytical Techniques for Proteins and Peptides and Their Applications in Clinical Chemistry; 1. Introduction; 2. Isotachophoresis; 3. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography; 4. High-Resolution Two-Dimensional Electrophoretic Techniques; 5. Conclusions; References; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes