Author |
김영훈(Young Hun Kim),이형호(Hyung Ho Lee),안희권(Hee Kwon Ahn),김숙주(Sook Joo Kim),김준석(Jun Suk Kim),안일민(Il Min Ahn),이창홍(Chang Hong Lee),박승철(Seung Chull Park), |
Abstract |
The present study was undertaken to examine serum
concentration of free T3, T4 in various functional
states of the thyroid by Amerlex RIA kit method, which
uses unidentified T3, T4- labelled analogues, said to
be unreactive with T3, T4-binding proteins in serum,
together with an antibody that binds both analogue and
T3, T4. The test method has been compared with free T4
index, which was product of total serum thyroxine and
T3 resin uptake ratio. Free T4 value by this method was
found to have a highly significant positive correlation
with a free T4 index (r; 0.957, P〈0.005) and total T4
(r:0.89, p〈0,005) also, it was similar to other free
T4 measuring methods previously reported. So, it was
showen to have the clinical utility as the screening
test for thyroid function because it was a rapid;
convinient, and reliable method for quantifying the
free T4, T3 concentration in various thyroidal
functional states. |