Polarography in Medicine, Biochemistry, and Pharmacy

Abstract

In this thoroughly annotated bibliography of the literature of polarographic analysis in the fields of medicine, biochemistry, and pharmacy through 1954, theoretical considerations are touched on only briefly as are descriptions and discussions of general instrumentation. The book is intended mainly to serve the practicing analyst as a survey of the published methods and as a laboratory reference text. Most of the methods are given in sufficient detail for the experienced analyst to use without referring to the original work. About half of the references are to non-English language publications. The text is divided into sections covering the analysis of inorganic compounds, including elements and anionic groups, as determined in air, water, soil, drugs, and in plant and animal tissue. Organic compounds are classified by chemical functional group and also as biochemical classes in which are included vitamins, hormones, alkaloids, and miscellaneous steroids. Proteins and enzymes are treated separately. Tables