Vol. 249, Nos. 1,2 Clinica Chimica Acta 30 May 1996 CONTENTS Cited in: Biological Abstracts— CABS — Chemical Abstracts— Current Contents/Life Sciences— Excerpta Medica — Index Medicus — Clinical Chemistry Lookout — Current Clinical Chemistry — Informedicus — PASCAL M— Reference Update — Current Clinical Cancer Conference report Medical, economic, and regulatory factors affecting point-of-care testing. A Report of the Conference on Factors Affecting Point-of-Care Testing B. Seamonds (USA) Research communications Evaluation of multicomponent fluorimetric analytical data by use of partial least-squares calibration. Application to the determination of codeine and ephedrine in urine R.D. Bautista Jiménez, A.I. Jiménez Abizanda, F. Jiménez Moreno, J.M. Arias Leon (Spain) 21 Defective hepatobiliary leukotriene elimination in patients with the Dubin-Johnson syndrome E. Mayatepek, W.D. Lehmann (Germany) 37 Effect of prednisone on protease activities and structural protein levels in rat muscles in vivo J.W. Haycock, G. Falkous, C.A. Maltin, M.I. Delday, D. Mantle (UK) 47 Lithogenicity of human bile is reduced by freezing and thawing F.M. Konikoff, H. Laufer, T. Gilat (Israel) 59 Reference intervals for some serum biochemical markers of bone metabolism in Kuwait K. Prabha, A. Al-Sulieman, S.O. Olusi, T.N. Sugathan (Kuwait) 67 Serum neuron specific enolase (S-NSE) reference interval evaluation by time-resolved immunofluorometry compared with a radioimmunoassay L.G.M. Jorgensen, J. Lober, N.L.T. Carlsen, G.M omsen, F.R. Hirsch (Denmark) 77 Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against L-carnitine: radioimmunologic assays for L-carnitine determination S. Marini, G.F. Fasciglione, B. Giardina (Italy) 93 Serum alkaline phosphatase activity during zinc deficiency and long-term inflammatory stress T.H.J. Naber, H. Baadenhuysen, J.B.M.J. Jansen, C.J.A. van den Hamer, W. van den Broek (The Netherlands) 109 Comparison of proline endopeptidase activity in brain tissue from normal cases and cases with Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease D. Mantle, G. Falkous, S. Ishiura, P.J. Blanchard, E.K. Perry (UK) 129 Kinetic nephelometric determination of albumin produced by rat hepatocytes in culture P. Pernet, M. Vaubourdolle, S.-Kyung Lim, L. Cynober, J. Giboudeau (France) 141 Alterations of erythrocyte morphology and lipid composition by hyperbilirubinemia M.A. Brito, R.M. Silva, D.C. Matos, A.T. da Silva, D.T. Brites (Portugal) 149 The effects of tert-butyl hydroperoxide on human erythrocyte membrane ion transport and the protective actions of antioxidants J.F.St.J. Dwight, B.M. Hendry (UK) 167 Short communications Plasma thiols, cognitive function and ageing S.W. Welsh, F.M. Corrigan, W.E. Smith, D.F. Horrobin (UK) 183 The use of calcein acetomethylester (AM)-labelled polymorphonuclear cells in a polycarbonate filter chemotaxis assay C.M. De Gendt, L.S. De Cierck, C.H. Bridts, W.J. Stevens (Belgium) 189 Letter to the Editor Adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency and disorders of saccharide metabolism; experience with combined screening test D. Valika, J.D. Jones (Czech Republic, USA) 197 Author index 201 Subject index 203 Notice Board S1 0009-8981 (19960530)249:1/2;1-Q