Rapid Determination of Proteins in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid by Laser-Nephelometry

Abstract
The laser-nephelometric technique is characterized by its easy handling, accuracy, good reproducibility and especially by the short time in which reliable results are available. A very good correlation was found between the results obtained by electroimmunoassay and those obtained by laser-nephelometry. In both techniques .alpha.2-macroglobulin is the largest serum protein that can be determined in normal unconcentrated [human] CSF. This is of diagnostic significance, since the serum/CSF ratios of both albumin and .alpha.2-macroglobulin are used as a parameter for the blood-CSF barrier condition.

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