Laboratory Procedures

The A/G ratio has commonly been used as an index of the distribution between the albumin and globulin fractions. This ratio can be significantly altered in such conditions as cirrhosis of the liver...

PSA Screening Test A total prostate-specific antigen test is a measurement of the amount of Prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in the blood. It is also an excellent cancer marker in prostate cance...

After release from its thyroid follicles, thyroxine will bind to various proteins in the blood (thyroid-binding globulin, albumin, thyretin). Thyroxine can be measured by immunoassay after the horm...

Triiodothyronine (T3) plays an important role in the maintenance of euthyroid state. Serum T3 measurements can be valuable component of thyroid screening panel in diagnosis certain disorders of thy...

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that infects most species of warm-blooded animals, including humans. The presence of IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii indicates ...

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that infects most species of warm-blooded animals, including humans. IgM antibodies are detected in individuals with a recently acq...

The Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (also called TPPA test) is an indirect agglutination assay used for detection and titration of antibodies against the causative agent of syphilis...

The Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (also called TPPA test) is an indirect agglutination assay used for detection and titration of antibodies against the causative agent of syphilis...

Triglycerides are a family of lipids absorbed from the diet and produced endogenously from carbohydrates and fatty acids. Measurement of triglyceride is important in the diagnosis and manage of hyp...