Abstract
We have devised a practical, sensitive and specific method for simultaneous measurement of free thyroxine (FT4) and free triiodothyronine (FT3) in undiluted serum by direct equilibrium dialysis radioimmunoassay (RIA). Two hundred microliters serum sample was dialyzed against buffer (pH 7.4) for 20 hours at 37 degrees C and approximately 800 microL of the dialysate was used for measuring FT4 and FT3 simultaneously. The assay was set up in polystyrene tubes coated with anti-T4 antibody and available commercially for FT4 measurement (Quest-Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA). The mean +/- SE (range) FT4 concentration (ng/dL) was 1.2 +/- 0.04 (0.7.0 to 2.30) in 54 normal subjects. It was significantly increased (3.6 +/- 0.4 [1.8 to 9.6], n = 20) in hyperthyroidism and clearly decreased (0.40 +/- 0.04 [1.10 to 0.70], n = 26] in hypothyroidism. All nonthyroid illness (NTI) patients had normal FT4 except 3, 2 of whom were on amiodarone and 1 had received heparin. Serum FT4 concentration was minimally elevated in 18 newborn cord blood serum (1.40 +/- 0.08 [0.90 to 2.2], cf. normal p < .05). The mean serum FT3 concentration (pg/dL) was 285 +/- 10 (134 to 454) in 54 normal sera. It was clearly increased in hyperthyroidism (1033 +...Continue Reading
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