Trace Element and Micronutrient Reference Laboratory

Scotland's specialised laboratory for trace elements and vitamins in health and disease

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1. D Talwar, T Quasim, DC McMillan, J Kinsella, C Williamson, D StJ O'Reilly. Optimisation and validation of a sensitive HPLC assay for routine measurement of pyridoxal 5-phosphate in human plasma and red cells using pre-column semicarbazide derivitisation. J Chromatography 2003;792:333-343.
2. T Quasim, DC McMillan, D Talwar, N Sattar, D StJ O'Reilly, J Kinsella. Lower concentrations of carotenoids in the critically-ill patient are related to a systemic inflammatory response and increased lipid peroxidation. Clin Nutr 2003;22:459-62.
3. D Talwar, T Quasim, DC McMillan, J Kinsella, C Williamson, DStJ O'Reilly. Pyridoxal phosphate decreases in plasma but not erthrocytes during systemic inflammatory response. Clin Chem 2003;49:515-8.
4. A Taylor, S Branch, D Halls, M Patriarca, M White. Atomic spectrometry update. Clinical and biological materials, foods and beverages. J Anal At Spectrom 2003;385-427.
5. A Taylor, S Branch, D Halls, M Patriarca, M White. Atomic spectrometry update. Clinical and biological materials, foods and beverages. J Anal At Spectrom 2002;414-455.
6. TDB Lyon, M Patriarca, AG Howatson, PJ Fleming, PS Blair, GS Fell. Age-dependence of potentially toxic elements (Sb, Cd, Pb, Ag) in human liver tissue from paediatric subjects. J Environ Monitor 2002;4:1034-9.
7. DC McMillan, D Talwar, N Sattar, M Underwood, D St J O'Reilly, C McArdle. The relationship between reduced vitamin antioxidant concentrations and the systemic inflammatory response in patients with common solid tumours. Clin Nutr 2002;21:161-4.
8. A.Taylor, S.Branch, A.Fisher, D.Halls and M.White, Atomic Spectrometry Update. Clinical and Biological Materials, Foods and Beverages, J Anal At Spectrom 2001;16:421-446.
9. A.Taylor, S. Branch, Linda M. Owen, D.J.Halls and M.White, Atomic Spectrometry Update - Clinical and Biological Materials, Foods and Beverages, J Anal At Spectrom 2000;15:451 - 487
10. W.S.Watson, K.Mitchell, T.D.B.Lyon and N.Kerr, Validation of a two-compartmental model for zinc in humans, Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 1999;13:141 - 149
11. D.Gaffney, G.S.Fell and D.St.J.O'Reilly, Wilson's disease: acute and presymptomatic laboratory diagnosis and monitoring, J. Clin. Pathol 2000;53:807-812.
12. Watson, W.S., Chaudhuri, A., Lyon, T.D.B., Gallacher, S.J. and Behan, P.O., DXA body composition studies are not affected by extracellular water measurements using stable sodium bromide dilution, Physiol Meas 2000;21:41-7.
13. Curran, F.J., Sattar, N., Talwar, D., Baxter, J.N. and Imrie, C.W., Relationship of carotenoid and vitamins A and E with the acute inflammatory response in acute pancreatitis. Brit J.Surgery 2000;87:301 - 5
14. McMillan, D.C., Sattar, N., Talwar, D., O'Reilly, D.St.J. and McArdle, C.S., Changes in micronutrient concentrations following anti-inflammatory treatment in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Nutrition 2000;16:425-428.
15. Talwar, D., Davidson, H., Cooney, J., O'Reilly, D.St.J., Vitamin B1 status assessed by direct measurement of thiamin pyrophosphate in erythrocytes or whole blood by HLPC: comparison with erythrocyte transketolase activation analysis. Clin Chem 2000;46:704-10.

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