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Часть 1</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Methods for detection of crystals in the joints: Status praesens. Part I</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Kabalyk</surname><given-names>M A</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Kabalyk</surname><given-names>M A</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email xlink:type="simple">maxi_maxim@mail.ru</email></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Дубиков</surname><given-names>А. 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An address on the therapeutics of the uric acid diathesis. Br Med J 1888; 1(1410):16-9.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Phelps P., Steele A.D., McCarty D.J. Jr. Compensated polarized light microscopy. Identification of crystals in synovial fluids from gout and pseudogout. JAMA 1968;203(7):508-12.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zhang W., Doherty M., Bardin T. et al. European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for calcium pyrophosphate deposition. Part I: terminology and diagnosis. Ann Rheum Dis 2011;70:563-70.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zhang W., Doherty M., Pascual E. et al. EULAR recommendations for calcium pyrophosphate deposition. Part II: Management. Ann Rheum Dis 2011;70:571-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McCarty D.J., Kohn N.N., Faires J.S. The significance of calcium phosphate crystals in the synovial fluid of arthritic patients: the «pseudogout syndrome». II. Identification of crystals. Ann Intern Med 1962;56:711-37.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Насонов Е.Л. Ревматология. Клинические рекомендации. М.: ГЭОТАР-Медиа, 2008;99-110.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Барскова В.Г. Рекомендации Европейской антиревматической лиги по терминологии и диагностике болезни депонирования кристаллов пирофосфата кальция: комментарии эксперта. Совр ревматол 2011;2:6-8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Барскова В.Г. Перспективы улучшения диагностики и лечения микрокристаллических артритов (интервью). Совр ревматол 2011;1:86-8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McCarty D.J., Hollander J.L. Identification of urate crystals in gouty synovial fluid. Ann Intern Med 1961;54:452-60.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vernon Roberts B. Synovial fluid and its examination. In: Scott J.T., ed. Copeman's textbook of the rheumatic diseases. 6th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1986;251-77.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hearn P.R., Guilland-Cumming D.F., Russell G.G. Pathogenesis of chondrocalcinosis and pseudogout. Metabolism of inorganic pyrophosphate and production of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals. Ann Rheum Dis 1983;42:107-8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Schumacher H.R., Sieck M.S., Rothfuss C. et al. Reproducibility of synovial fluid analyses. A study among four laboratories. Arthr Rheum 1986;29:770-4.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McGill N.W., York H. Reproducibility of synovial fluid examination for crystals. Aust NZ J Med 1991;34:710-3.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hasselbacher P. Variation in synovial fluid analysis by hospital laboratories. Arthr Rheum 1987;30:637-42.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pascual E., Jovani V. Synovial fluid analysis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2005;19:371-86.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yavorskyy A., Hernandez-Santana A., McCarthy G. et al. Detection of calcium phosphate crystals in the joint fluid of patients with osteoarthritis - analytical approaches and challenges. Analyst 2008;133(3):302-18.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ivorra J., Rosas J., Pascual E. Most calcium pyrophosphate crystals appear as non-birefringent. Ann Rheum Dis 1999;58:582-4.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McCarthy G.M. Crystal deposition diseases: out of sight, out of mind. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2005;17:312-3.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lumbreras B., Pascual E., Frasquet J. et al. Analysis for crystals in synovial fluid: training of the analysts results in high consistency. Ann Rheum Dis 2005;64:612-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Paul H., Reginato A.J., Schumacher R. Alizarin red S staining as a screening test to detect calcium compounds in synovial fluid. Arthr Rheum 1983;26:191-200.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eggelmeijer F., Dijkmans B.A., Macfarlane J.D. et al. Alizarin red S staining of synovial fluid in inflammatory joint disorders. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1991;9:11-6.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Huang J.W., Chen W.J., Liao S.K. et al. Osteoblastic differentiation of rabbit mesenchymal stem cells loaded in A carrier system of Pluronic F127 and Interpore. Chang Gung Med J 2006;29:363-72.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ortiz-Bravo E. The test of the synovial fluid in microcrystalline joint diseases. Rev Prat 1994;44:174-7.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shoji K. Alizarin red S staining of calcium compound crystals in synovial fluid. Nippon Seikeigeka Gakkai Zasshi 1993;67:201-10.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazcano O., Li C., Pierre R.V. et al. Clinical utility of the alizarin red S stain on permanent preparations to detect calcium-containing compounds in synovial fluid. Am J Clin Pathol 1993;99:90-6.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wheeler A.P., Graham B.S. Pseudogout presenting with low synovial fluid glucose: identification of crystals by gram stain. Am J Med Sci 1985;289(2):68-9.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Petrocelli A., Wong A.L., Swezy L. Identification of pathologic synovial fluid crystals on Gram stains. J Clin Rheumatol 1998;4:103-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bills C.E., Eisenberg H., Pallante S.L. Complexes of organic acids with calcium phosphate: the von Kossa stain as a clue to the composition of bone mineral. Johns Hopkins Med J 1997;128(4):194-207.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Krutsay M. Methods for demonstration of some calcium compounds in histological sections. Acta Histochem 1963;15:189-91.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Raustyte G., Caye-Thomasen P., Hermansson A. et al. Calcium deposition and expression of bone modelling markers in the tympanic membrane following acute otitis media. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2006;70:529-39.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bills C.E., Eisenberg H., Pallante S.L. Complexes of organic acids with calcium phosphate: the Von Kossa stain as a clue to the composition of bone mineral. Johns Hopkins Med J 1974;128:194-207.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Asselman M., Verhulst A., de Broe M.E. et al. Calcium oxalate crystal adherence to hyaluronan-, osteopontin-, and CD44-expressing injured/regenerating tubular epithelial cells in rat kidneys. J Am Soc Nephrol 2003;14:3155-66.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bonewald F., Harris S.E., Rosser J. et al. Calcif. von Kossa staining alone is not sufficient to confirm that mineralization in vitro represents bone formation. Tissue Int 2003;72(5):537-47.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Henry M.J., Burton L.G., Stanley M.W. et al. Application of a modified Diff-Quik stain to fine needle aspiration smears: rapid staining with improved cytologic detail. Acta Cytol 1987;31(6):954-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Selvi E., Manganelli S., Catenaccio M. et al. Diff Quik staining method for detection and identification of monosodium urate and calcium pyrophosphate crystals in synovial fluids. Ann Rheum Dis 2001;60:194-8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Huang Y.X. Effects of prolonged kanamycin administration on cochlear anatomy and auditory brainstem response thresholds in chickens. Curr Appl Phys 2005;5:553-6.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Freudiger C.W., Min W., Saar B.G. et al. Label-free biomedical imaging with high sensitivity by stimulated Raman scattering microscopy. Science 2008;322(5909):1857-61.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zha Z.G., Yao C.C., Tu M. et al. Correlation of the size and shape of the solid particles in synovial fluid and knee joint disease. Curr Appl Phys 2007;7(S1):112-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gardner D.L., McGovern Salter D., Oates K. SEM microscopy. Microsc Res Technol 1997;37:245-70.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fuerst M., Bertrand J., Lammers L. et al. Calcification of articular cartilage in human osteoarthritis. Arthr Rheum 2009;60(9):694-703.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hayes A., Turner I.G., Powell K.A. et al. Osteoarthritis. J Mater Sci Mater Med 1992;3:75-8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moradi-Bidhendi N., Turner I.G. Bidirectional regulation of osteoclast function by nitric oxide synthase isoforms. J Mater Sci Mater Med 1995;6:51-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Doyle D.V., Dieppe P.A., Crocker P.R. et al. Mixed crystal deposition in an osteoarthritic joint. J Pathol 1977;123(1):1-4.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cunningham T., Uebelthart D., Very J.M. et al. Synovial fluid hydroxyapatite crystals: detection thresholds of two methods. Ann Rheum Dis 1989;48:829-31.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Li-Yu J., Clayburne G.M., Sieck M.S. et al. Calcium apatite crystals in synovial fluid rice bodies. Ann Rheum Dis 2002;61:387-90.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ali S.Y. Apatite-type crystal deposition in arthritic cartilage. Scan Electron Microsc 1985;4:1555-66.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ali S.Y., Gray J.C., Wisby A. et al. Preparation of thin cryo-sections for electron probe analysis of calcifying cartilage. J Microsc 1977;111(1):65-76.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lee R.S., Kayser M.V., Ali S.Y. Calcium phosphate microcrystal deposition in the human intervertebral disc. J Anat 2006;208:13-9.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pascual E., Jovani V. Synovial fluid analysis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2005;19:371-86.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenault A.L., Hunziker E.B. Electron microscopic analysis of mineral deposits in the calcifying epiphyseal growth plate. Calcif Tissue Int 1988;42(2):119-26.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bardin T., Schumacher H.R., Lansaman J. et al. Transmission electron microscopic identification of silicon-containing particles in synovial fluid: potential confusion with calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate and apatite crystals. Ann Rheum Dis 1984;43:624-7.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bonavita J.A., Dalinka M.K., Schumacher H.R. Hydroxyapatite deposition disease. Radiology 1980;134:621-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suvorova E.I., Buffat P.A. Electron diffraction and high resolution transmission electron microscopy in the characterization of calcium phosphate precipitation from aqueous solutions under biomineralization conditions. Eur Cells Mater 2001;1:27-42.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nero P., Nogueira I., Vilar R. et al. Synovial fluid crystal identification by electron microscopy. Acta Reumatol Port 2006;31:75-81.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith D.A., Connell S.D., Robinson C. et al. Analysis biological fluid by spectoscpy. Anal Chim Acta 2003;479:39-57.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yeo I.B. An address on the therapeutics of the uric acid diathesis. Br Med J 1888; 1(1410):16-9.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Phelps P., Steele A.D., McCarty D.J. Jr. Compensated polarized light microscopy. Identification of crystals in synovial fluids from gout and pseudogout. JAMA 1968;203(7):508-12.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zhang W., Doherty M., Bardin T. et al. European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for calcium pyrophosphate deposition. Part I: terminology and diagnosis. Ann Rheum Dis 2011;70:563-70.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zhang W., Doherty M., Pascual E. et al. EULAR recommendations for calcium pyrophosphate deposition. Part II: Management. Ann Rheum Dis 2011;70:571-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McCarty D.J., Kohn N.N., Faires J.S. The significance of calcium phosphate crystals in the synovial fluid of arthritic patients: the «pseudogout syndrome». II. Identification of crystals. Ann Intern Med 1962;56:711-37.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Насонов Е.Л. Ревматология. Клинические рекомендации. М.: ГЭОТАР-Медиа, 2008;99-110.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Барскова В.Г. Рекомендации Европейской антиревматической лиги по терминологии и диагностике болезни депонирования кристаллов пирофосфата кальция: комментарии эксперта. Совр ревматол 2011;2:6-8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Барскова В.Г. Перспективы улучшения диагностики и лечения микрокристаллических артритов (интервью). Совр ревматол 2011;1:86-8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McCarty D.J., Hollander J.L. Identification of urate crystals in gouty synovial fluid. Ann Intern Med 1961;54:452-60.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vernon Roberts B. Synovial fluid and its examination. In: Scott J.T., ed. Copeman's textbook of the rheumatic diseases. 6th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1986;251-77.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hearn P.R., Guilland-Cumming D.F., Russell G.G. Pathogenesis of chondrocalcinosis and pseudogout. Metabolism of inorganic pyrophosphate and production of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals. Ann Rheum Dis 1983;42:107-8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Schumacher H.R., Sieck M.S., Rothfuss C. et al. Reproducibility of synovial fluid analyses. A study among four laboratories. Arthr Rheum 1986;29:770-4.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McGill N.W., York H. Reproducibility of synovial fluid examination for crystals. Aust NZ J Med 1991;34:710-3.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hasselbacher P. Variation in synovial fluid analysis by hospital laboratories. Arthr Rheum 1987;30:637-42.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pascual E., Jovani V. Synovial fluid analysis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2005;19:371-86.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yavorskyy A., Hernandez-Santana A., McCarthy G. et al. Detection of calcium phosphate crystals in the joint fluid of patients with osteoarthritis - analytical approaches and challenges. Analyst 2008;133(3):302-18.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ivorra J., Rosas J., Pascual E. Most calcium pyrophosphate crystals appear as non-birefringent. Ann Rheum Dis 1999;58:582-4.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McCarthy G.M. Crystal deposition diseases: out of sight, out of mind. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2005;17:312-3.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lumbreras B., Pascual E., Frasquet J. et al. Analysis for crystals in synovial fluid: training of the analysts results in high consistency. Ann Rheum Dis 2005;64:612-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Paul H., Reginato A.J., Schumacher R. Alizarin red S staining as a screening test to detect calcium compounds in synovial fluid. Arthr Rheum 1983;26:191-200.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eggelmeijer F., Dijkmans B.A., Macfarlane J.D. et al. Alizarin red S staining of synovial fluid in inflammatory joint disorders. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1991;9:11-6.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Huang J.W., Chen W.J., Liao S.K. et al. Osteoblastic differentiation of rabbit mesenchymal stem cells loaded in A carrier system of Pluronic F127 and Interpore. Chang Gung Med J 2006;29:363-72.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ortiz-Bravo E. The test of the synovial fluid in microcrystalline joint diseases. Rev Prat 1994;44:174-7.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shoji K. Alizarin red S staining of calcium compound crystals in synovial fluid. Nippon Seikeigeka Gakkai Zasshi 1993;67:201-10.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazcano O., Li C., Pierre R.V. et al. Clinical utility of the alizarin red S stain on permanent preparations to detect calcium-containing compounds in synovial fluid. Am J Clin Pathol 1993;99:90-6.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wheeler A.P., Graham B.S. Pseudogout presenting with low synovial fluid glucose: identification of crystals by gram stain. Am J Med Sci 1985;289(2):68-9.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Petrocelli A., Wong A.L., Swezy L. Identification of pathologic synovial fluid crystals on Gram stains. J Clin Rheumatol 1998;4:103-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bills C.E., Eisenberg H., Pallante S.L. Complexes of organic acids with calcium phosphate: the von Kossa stain as a clue to the composition of bone mineral. Johns Hopkins Med J 1997;128(4):194-207.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Krutsay M. Methods for demonstration of some calcium compounds in histological sections. Acta Histochem 1963;15:189-91.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Raustyte G., Caye-Thomasen P., Hermansson A. et al. Calcium deposition and expression of bone modelling markers in the tympanic membrane following acute otitis media. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2006;70:529-39.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bills C.E., Eisenberg H., Pallante S.L. Complexes of organic acids with calcium phosphate: the Von Kossa stain as a clue to the composition of bone mineral. Johns Hopkins Med J 1974;128:194-207.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Asselman M., Verhulst A., de Broe M.E. et al. Calcium oxalate crystal adherence to hyaluronan-, osteopontin-, and CD44-expressing injured/regenerating tubular epithelial cells in rat kidneys. J Am Soc Nephrol 2003;14:3155-66.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bonewald F., Harris S.E., Rosser J. et al. Calcif. von Kossa staining alone is not sufficient to confirm that mineralization in vitro represents bone formation. Tissue Int 2003;72(5):537-47.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Henry M.J., Burton L.G., Stanley M.W. et al. Application of a modified Diff-Quik stain to fine needle aspiration smears: rapid staining with improved cytologic detail. Acta Cytol 1987;31(6):954-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Selvi E., Manganelli S., Catenaccio M. et al. Diff Quik staining method for detection and identification of monosodium urate and calcium pyrophosphate crystals in synovial fluids. Ann Rheum Dis 2001;60:194-8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Huang Y.X. Effects of prolonged kanamycin administration on cochlear anatomy and auditory brainstem response thresholds in chickens. Curr Appl Phys 2005;5:553-6.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Freudiger C.W., Min W., Saar B.G. et al. Label-free biomedical imaging with high sensitivity by stimulated Raman scattering microscopy. Science 2008;322(5909):1857-61.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zha Z.G., Yao C.C., Tu M. et al. Correlation of the size and shape of the solid particles in synovial fluid and knee joint disease. Curr Appl Phys 2007;7(S1):112-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gardner D.L., McGovern Salter D., Oates K. SEM microscopy. Microsc Res Technol 1997;37:245-70.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fuerst M., Bertrand J., Lammers L. et al. Calcification of articular cartilage in human osteoarthritis. Arthr Rheum 2009;60(9):694-703.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hayes A., Turner I.G., Powell K.A. et al. Osteoarthritis. J Mater Sci Mater Med 1992;3:75-8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moradi-Bidhendi N., Turner I.G. Bidirectional regulation of osteoclast function by nitric oxide synthase isoforms. J Mater Sci Mater Med 1995;6:51-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Doyle D.V., Dieppe P.A., Crocker P.R. et al. Mixed crystal deposition in an osteoarthritic joint. J Pathol 1977;123(1):1-4.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cunningham T., Uebelthart D., Very J.M. et al. Synovial fluid hydroxyapatite crystals: detection thresholds of two methods. Ann Rheum Dis 1989;48:829-31.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Li-Yu J., Clayburne G.M., Sieck M.S. et al. Calcium apatite crystals in synovial fluid rice bodies. Ann Rheum Dis 2002;61:387-90.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ali S.Y. Apatite-type crystal deposition in arthritic cartilage. Scan Electron Microsc 1985;4:1555-66.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ali S.Y., Gray J.C., Wisby A. et al. Preparation of thin cryo-sections for electron probe analysis of calcifying cartilage. J Microsc 1977;111(1):65-76.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lee R.S., Kayser M.V., Ali S.Y. Calcium phosphate microcrystal deposition in the human intervertebral disc. J Anat 2006;208:13-9.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pascual E., Jovani V. Synovial fluid analysis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2005;19:371-86.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenault A.L., Hunziker E.B. Electron microscopic analysis of mineral deposits in the calcifying epiphyseal growth plate. Calcif Tissue Int 1988;42(2):119-26.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bardin T., Schumacher H.R., Lansaman J. et al. Transmission electron microscopic identification of silicon-containing particles in synovial fluid: potential confusion with calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate and apatite crystals. Ann Rheum Dis 1984;43:624-7.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bonavita J.A., Dalinka M.K., Schumacher H.R. Hydroxyapatite deposition disease. Radiology 1980;134:621-5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suvorova E.I., Buffat P.A. Electron diffraction and high resolution transmission electron microscopy in the characterization of calcium phosphate precipitation from aqueous solutions under biomineralization conditions. Eur Cells Mater 2001;1:27-42.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nero P., Nogueira I., Vilar R. et al. Synovial fluid crystal identification by electron microscopy. Acta Reumatol Port 2006;31:75-81.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith D.A., Connell S.D., Robinson C. et al. Analysis biological fluid by spectoscpy. Anal Chim Acta 2003;479:39-57.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</mixed-citation></citation-alternatives></ref></ref-list><fn-group><fn fn-type="conflict"><p>The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest present.</p></fn></fn-group></back></article>
