Determination of urate crystal formation using flow cytometry and microarea X-ray diffractometry

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-14

  Kaneko, Kiyoko ^a   Maru, Mie ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Effect of lactic acid; Effect of globulin; Flow cytometry; Microarea X ray diffractometry; Urate crystal formation

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTOMETERS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; LACTIC ACID; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

CRYSTAL COMPOSITION; FORMATION RATES; SUPERSATURATED SOLUTIONS; URATE CRYSTALS; URIC ACIDS; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETERS;

CRYSTALS;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LACTIC ACID; URATE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GOUT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0034657837     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/abio.2000.4543     Document Type: Article

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