by Priscilla Miu-kuen Poon. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.1 / ABSTRACT --- p.2 / CONTENTS / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1 --- Discovery of vitamin D / Chapter 1.2 --- Bioavailability of vitamin D and its metabolites / Chapter 1.3 --- Metabolism of vitamin D and its metabolites / Chapter 1.4 --- Mode of action of vitamin D / Chapter 1.5 --- Vitamin D-related diseases / Chapter 2. --- METHODS OF MEASURING VITAMIN D AND ITS METABOLITES --- p.32 / Chapter 2.1 --- Deproteinization / Chapter 2.2 --- Extraction / Chapter 2.3 --- Separation / Chapter 2.4 --- Quantitation / Chapter 3. --- OBJECTIVES --- p.51 / Chapter 4. --- MATERIALS & METHODS --- p.52 / Chapter 4.1 --- Materials / Chapter 4.2 --- General methods / Chapter 4.3 --- Blood collection / Chapter 4.4 --- Radioreceptor assay / Chapter 4.5 --- Serum treatment / Chapter 4.6 --- High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) / Chapter 4.7 --- Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) / Chapter 4.8 --- "Serum 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 analysis" / Chapter 4.9 --- Application of the established GC-MS method / Chapter 4.10 --- Study on hypercalcaemia of tuberculosis / Chapter 5. --- RESULTS --- p.66 / Chapter 5.1 --- Analysis of vitamin D3 standard / Chapter 5.2 --- "Analysis of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 standard" / Chapter 5.3 --- Separation of vitamin D3 metabolites / Chapter 5.4 --- "Analysis of lα,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in serum samples" / Chapter 5.5 --- Study on hypercalcaemia of tuberculosis / Chapter 6. --- DISCUSSIONS --- p.118 / Chapter 6.1 --- Derivatization / Chapter 6.2 --- Optimization of GC-MS parameters / Chapter 6.3 --- Sample pre-treatment / Chapter 6.4 --- "GC-MS analysis of serum lα,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3" / Chapter 6.5 --- Study on hypercalcaemia of tuberculosis / Chapter 7. --- CONCLUSION --- p.129 / LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS --- p.131 / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.134 / LIST OF TABLES --- p.137 / REFERENCES --- p.139
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318816 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Contributors | Poon, Priscilla Miu-kuen., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Clinical and Pathological Sciences. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, [iii], 158 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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