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Radioimmunoassy for phencyclidine (PCP) in serum. [Dogs]

Journal Article · · Clin. Chem. (Winston-Salem, N.C.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6816903
This accurate, sensitive radioimmunoassay for determining phencyclidine concentrations in serum specimens involves the use of anti-phencyclidine sera, 0.1 mL of serum specimen, an iodinated tracer, and a solid-phase separation. Phencyclidine metabolities do not show significant cross reactivity, but several phencyclidine analogs do cross react. Within-run coefficients of variation for human and dog serum ranged from 2.5 to 13% for concentrations from 2.0 to 500 ..mu..g/L. Day-to-day coefficients of variation for human and dog serum ranged from 4.3 to 16.7% for concentrations ranging from 2.0 to 09.0 ..mu..g/L. The sensitivity of the radioimmunoassay is <0.5 ..mu..g/L. Thirty serum specimens from two dogs given 1 mg of phencyclidine per kilogram body weight were analyzed by radioimmunoassay and a gas-chromatographic method. Nonparametris statistical comparison and linear regression showed that results from the two procedures correlate well (r/sup 2/ = 0.952). Concentration-time data from the two dogs are presented to illustrate the utility of the radioimmunoassay for examining phencyclidine disposition.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson
OSTI ID:
6816903
Journal Information:
Clin. Chem. (Winston-Salem, N.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Chem. (Winston-Salem, N.C.); (United States) Vol. 28:7; ISSN CLCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English