LIST OF KITS NEW TO THIS VOLUME

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LIST OF KITS NEW TO THIS VOLUME

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone Coiodmetric

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cal No./Trada name: EIA 8740 - 1

Lumlnometrlc Nichols Institute Diagnostics Cal No./Trade name: 6O-4175/Chemllu

mlnascence ACTH - 2 Radioisotopic

Euro-Dlagnostlca BV Cal No./Trade name: 1012 BACT 8/

ACTH coated tube IRMA - 4 Incater Corporation Cal No./Trade name: 27065/ACTH

IRMA-8 MedgenIx Diagnostics Cat. No./Trade name: SO.006.00/ACTH

RIA-100 -7 Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: RIK 8740G - 9

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (18-39) Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cal No./Trade name: RIK 8754 -10

Adrenomedullin (1-52) Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: RIK G9500 - 11

Amylln (1-13) RadioisotopiC

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: RIK 7324 -13

Amylln (25-37) Amide Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: RIK 7328 - 13

AmylOid B-Proteln (1-40) Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cal No./Trade name: RIK 8337 - 14

Angiotensin I Colorimetric

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cal No./Trade name: EIA 7001 - 15

Radioisotopic RadimSpA Cat. No./Trade name: KP25CT/AngIo

tenaln RIA CT - 17

Angiotensin II Colorimetric

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: EIA 7002 - 18

Radioisotopic Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cal No./Trada name: RIK 7002G - 21

Sanotl DIagno8tiC8 Pesteur Cat. No./Trade name: 79980/Anglotenaln

II Pesteur - 22

ex-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide CoIotimetrlc


Radioisotopic Euro-Dlagnostica BV Cat. No./Trade name: 1023 BANI1/ANP

RIA (liquid phase) - 257

p-Atrlal Natriuretic Polypeptide R8dIoIsotopic

PenInsula Laboratories Inc Cal No./Trade name: RIK 9105 - 280

Bradykinin ColorImetric


Brain Natriuretic Peptlde-32 Radioisotopic


Calcitonin R8dIoIsotopic

International CIS Cat. No./Trade name: /ELSA-hCT - 34


Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide Colorimetric


Radioisotopic Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cal No./Trade name: RIK 8009G - 39

Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide II Radioisotopic


Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact) Colorimetric

Bayer Diagnostics Cat. No./Trade name: T01-2968-51 hCG

Reagent-43 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc Cal No./Trade name: DSL A8300/hCG -

45 E. Merck Cat. No./Trade name: 14025/HCG MA

GIA® -48 E. Merck/BIOtrol Cal No./Trade name: A01472 - 48

Laboratolre Fumouze Cat. No./Trade name: 5215/hCG EIA

Fumouze -49 Mitsui Pharmaceuticals Inc Cal No./Trade name: MP-4100/HCG

MP (MITSUI) - 50 Veda Lab Cat. No./Trade name: R012 - 52

RUOIOtnetric Organon Teknike Cat. No./Trade name: 80381/AuraFleX®

hCG - 54 Tosoh Corporation and Eurogenetics Cat. No./Trade name: 20258/AIA-PACK

hCG - 65 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free P.subunlt) Colorimetric

Radlm SpA Cat. No./Trade name: KP141W/P-hCG

lEMA WELL - 82 Ruorometrlc

Abbott Laboratoriea Cat. No./Trade nsme: 1A08-86/IMx Totel

ptiCG-83 Tosoh Corporation and Eurogenetlcs Cat. No./Trade name: 20281/AIA-PACK

IIhCG - 64 Lumlnometric

Diagnostic Products Corporation Cat. No.JTrade name: LKCG1f\MMU

LITE- hCG - 88 Sanotl Diagnostics Pasteur Cat. No./Trade name: 335OO/Acca .. ® -

87 RadIoisotopic

Kodak ClInical DIagnostics Ltd Cal No./Trade name: IM.3091/Amerlex

M PhCG-70 Cat. No./Trade name: IM.4091/AmefIex-

M 2nd trimester hCG - 71 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (free p.aubunlt) Fluorometric

Wallac Cal No./Trade name: A067-101/DEL

FIA® hAFP/Frae hCGp - 74 Radioisotopic

Intematlonal CIS Cat. No./Trade name: /ELSA-FIlhCG • 75

Medgenlx Diagnostics Cal No./Trade name: fp.hCG-R1A-100-

75

Corticotrophin Releasing Factor CoIorimetdc

Peninsula laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: EIA 8581 - 78

Radioisotopic Peninsula laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: R1K 8581G -78

C-Peptlde of Insulin Colorimetric

DRG Instruments GmbH Cal No./Trade name: DR 2OfC-PeptIde

ELlSA-79 Radioisotopic

Intematlonal CIS Cal No./Trade name: fC-PEP-CT 2 - 85

Technogenetlcs Cat. No./Trade name: 18099441/c-Pep

tide MYRIA - 87 C-Type Natriuretic Peptlde-22 Radioisotopic


Eledoisin Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cal No./Trade name: RIK 8337 - 89

Endothelln Radioisotopic

Euro-Dlagnostica BV Cat. No./Trade name: RB304 - 95


Endothelln-1 Colorimetric


Follicle Stimulating Hormone Colorimetric

Bayer DIagnostics Cal No./Trade name: T01-3088-51 FSH

Reagent - 107 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc Cal No./Trade name: DSL A85OO/FSH -

110 E.Merck Cat. No./Trade name: 14023/FSH MA

GIA®-110 ICN BIomedIcals Inc Cat. No./Trade nama: 075481021IMMU

CHEM FSH-MW ELISA -113 Laboratolre Fumouze Cat. No./Trade name: 5219/FSH EIA

Fumouze - 115 Mitsui Pharmaceuticals Inc Cal No./Trade name: MP-43OO/FSH-MP

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(Mrr8UI) - 117 RadimSpA cat. No./Trade name: KP6IWJFSH lEMA

WELL -118 Veda Lab cat. No./Trade name: R032 - 121

FIuotomettfc Organon Teknlka cat. No./Trade name: 80421/AuraFlexGP

FSH -123 Toaoh Corporation and Eurogenetlcs cat. No./Trade name: 20265/AIA-PACK

FSH -124 LumInomettic

DIagnostic ProduCls Corporation cat. No,/Trade name: LKFS1/IMMU

Lrree FSH - 127 RIIdIoItIotopIc

DIagnostic ProduCIs Corporation cat. No./Trade name: RKFS1fCOAT-A

COUNre IRMA - 131 cat. No./Trade name: KFSD1JFSH Dou

ble Antibody - 132 DIagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc cat. No.l!rade name: DSL A47oo/

"Active" FSH - 132 Kodak ClnIcaI DIagnostics Ltd cat. No./Trade name: IM.3071/Amerlex

M FSH -137 Galanln R8dJoI8otopIc

Peninsula LaboralDries Inc Cal No./Trade name: RIK 7100 -142

Gastrin Releasing Peptide RtIdIoIsotopIc

PenInsula laboratories Inc cat. No./Trade name: RIK 7130 - 25

Glucagon-like Peptlde-2 RadIoI8oIopIc

PenInsula laboratories Inc Cal No./Trade name: RIK 7167 - 154

GN-RH Associated Peptide RIIdIoItIotopIc

Peninsula Laboratories Inc cat. No./Trade name: RIK 7218 - 158

Growth Hormone FIuotomeItIc

Toaoh Corporation and Eurogenetlcs cat. No./Trade name: 20266/AIA-PACK

hGH -164 RadIoIsotopIc

cambridge life ScIences cat. No./Trade name: flRMA-matGP hGH

IRMA-168 Immunot8ch sa cat. No./Trade name: 1397 -171

RaclmSpA cat. No./Trade name: KP9CT/hGH IRMA

CT-176

Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (30-44) Amide RIIdIoItIotopIc

PenInsula laboratories Inc cat. No./Trade name: RlK 8068 -180

Inhlbln. cx-Subunlt (1-32) RIIdIoItIotopIc

PenInsula Laboralofte8 Inc cat. No./Trade name: RIK 7281 -182

Insulin CoIotimetrIc

PenInsula Laboratories Inc cat. No./Trade name: EIA 7303 - 185

FIuoromettIc Toaoh Corporation and Eurogenetlcs

cat. No./Trade name: 2028O/AIA-PACK IRI-186

R8dIoIsotopIc Medgenlx DIagnostics Cal No.fTrade name: 3O.125.20flnsulln

IRMA-CT - 192 Peninsula Laboratories Inc cat. No.fTrade name: RIK 73030 - 193

Technogenetlcs Cal No./Trade name: 18099413f1nsu1ln

MYRIA-196 Insulin-Like Growth Facto .... CoIorlmet1Ic

Immunodlagnoallc Systems Ltd Cal No./Trade name: AC-27F1/OCT

EIAGP IGF ... - 197 R8dIoIsotopIc

DIagnostIc Systems Laboratories Inc Cat. No.l!rade name: DSL 56OOA/

"Active" IGF-I with acid-ethanol extracIIon - 200

Euro-Diagnostics BV cat. No./Trade name: 1023 BSOI1/IGF-1

RIA (solid phase) - 200 Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (free) R8dIoIsotopIc

Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc cat. No.fTrade name: DSL 94OOrAc-

llve8liFrae IGF-I- 199

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II RadIoIsotopIc

Diagnostic Systems laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: DSL 91oorAc-

tlve8liIGF-1i with extraction - 204 Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteln-1 RadIoIsotopIc

DIagnoatIc Systems Laboratories Inc Cal No.fTrade name: DSL 72OOrAc-

llve8li IGF Blnclng ProteIn-1 - 206

Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteln-3 Radioisotopic

BIocIone Australe Ply Ltd cat. No./Trade name: 100951ooflGFBP-

3-207 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc cat. No.fTrade name: DSL 86OOrAc

llve8li IGF Blnclng Protein 3 - 208 Nichols Institute Diagnostics Cal No./Trade name: 40-8055/IGFBP-3

-209 Katacalcln (PDN-21) RadIoIsotopIc

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cal No./Trade name: RlK 6004 - 210

leucine Enbphalln RadIoIsotopIc

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cal No.fTrade name: RlK 8801 -105

Leumorphln RadIoIsotopIc

PenlnIUla L.8bondorIeIInc Cat. No./Trade name: RIK 8831 - 211

Luteinizing Hormone CoIotImetdc

Bayer Diagnostics Cat. No.fTrade name: T01-2971-51 LH

Reagent - 212 Dlagnoallc Systems Laboratories Inc

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Cal No./Trade name: DSL A8400IlH -215

E.Merck Cal No./Trade name: 14022/LH MA

GIAGP - 215 ICN BIomedIcaIl Inc Cal No./Trade name: 07564102/1MMU

CHEM LH-MW ELISA - 218 Laboratolra Fwnouze Cal No./Trecle name: 5221JLH EIA

Fumouze - 220 MIt8uI Phannaceullcals Inc Cal No./Trade name: MP-4400JLH-MP

(MITSUI) - 221 RadIm SpA Cal No.fTrade name: KP7IWJLH lEMA

WELL-222 Veda Lab Cat. No./Trade name: R022 - 225

FIuotometrfc Organon Teknlka Cat. No./Trade name: 804221Aura~

LH -228 Toaoh Corporation and Eurogenetlcs Cat. No./Trade name: 20264/AIA-PACK

LH - 228 Luminometric

Diagnostic ProduCIs Corporation Cal No./Trade name: LKLH1f1MMU

LITE- LH - 231 NchoIs Institute Dlagnoatics Cal No./Trade name: 6O-412OfChem11u

minescence LH - 232 RedIoIaotopic

Diagnostic ProduCIs Corporation Cat. No./Trade name: KLHD1f1-H Double

Antibody - 236 Diagnostic Systems laboratories Inc Cal No.fl:rade name: DSL A4800f

"Active" LH - 237 Kodak Cllnlcsl DIagnostIca Ltd cat. NO./Trade name: IM.3081/Amertex-

M LH - 241 Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone CoIodmetric

PenInsula Laboratories Inc Cal No./Trade name: EIA 7201 - 156

B-Melan0cyt8 Stimulating Hormone RedIoIaotopic


y-Melan0cyt8 Stimulating Hormone R8dioIaotopIc

Peninsula laboratories Inc Cal No./Trade name: RlK 8675 - 250

Ya-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone R8dioIaotopIc

PenInsula laboratories Inc Cal No./Trecle name: RIK 7265 - 251

Melatonin R8dioIaotopIc

Irnmuno BIoI0gIcaI Laboralofte8 (IlL) Cal No./Trade name: RE 29181 - 253

Me.atonln Sulphate CoIodmetric

Immuno BIological Laboratories (IlL) Cat. No./Trade name: RE 54031 - 254

Methionine Enkephalln R8dioIaotopIc

PenInsula Laboratories Inc

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Cat. No./Trade name: RIK 8337 - 106 Neurokinin A CoIodmetrlc

PenInsula Laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: EIA 7359 - 265

Neurokinin B R8dJoIsotopIc


Neuropeptlde Y Colorimetric


N-proCT Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cat. NO./Trade name: RIK 6025 - 38

Osteocalcln Colorimetric

BIomedical Technologies Inc Cal No./Trade name: BT -460 - 273

BIoresearch lraland Cat. NO./Trade name: BRID.0100JOS

TEOCALCIN-EIA - 274 Metra Biosy8tems Cat. No./Trade name: 8002fNovoCalcln8

Assay- 275 R8dIoJsotopic

Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc Cat. NO./Trade name: DSL 7600rAc

tive8ti Oateocalcin - 276 Nichols Institute Dlagnostlca Cal No./Trac:Je name: 4Q-2235/Human

Oateocalcln IRMA - 280 Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: RIK 1004 - 280

Oxytocin CoIorlmetric


PACAP27-NH2 Radioisotopic

Peninsula laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: RIK 8922 - 283

PACAP38 R8dIoJsotopic


Parathyroid Hormone (Intact) Lumlnometric

Diagnostic Products Corporation Cat. No.lTrade name: LKPH1/IMMU

LITE- Intact PTH - 289 Melja Diagnostlk GmbH Cat. No./Trade name: PTH-U01 - 289

R8dIoJsotopic BIo-Une SA Cal No./Trade name: /Intact PTH coated

tube - 290 Cat. No./Trade name: /Intact PTH (bead

system) - 291 Bio-Rad laboratories Cat. No.lTrade name: 1912300fCo

Tube.PTH IRMA - 291 Technogenetlcs Cat. No./Trade name: 16099449/lntact

PTH MYRIA - 297

Parathyroid Hormone (1-34) RadIoIsotopic


Parathyroid Hormone (1-38) Radioisotopic

Peninsula laboratories Inc Cat. No.(Trade name: RIK 6119 - 298


Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cat. No.(Trade name: RIK 6108 - 298

Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein (1-34) Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc Cat. No.(Trade name: RIK 6151G - 308

Peptide YY Radioisotopic


PHM-27 RsdIoIaotopIc


Placental Lactogen CoIorimetdc

Melja Dlagnostlk GmbH Cat. No.(Trade name: HPL-E01 - 310

Radlm SpA Cat. No.(Trade name: KP16IW/hPL

lEMA WELL - 311 Sclmedlx COrporation Cat. No.(Trade name: SH096/HPL ELISA

- 311 Plasma Renin Activity Radioisotopic

International CIS Cat. No.(Trade name: REN-cT2 - 320

Prepro-ANF (26-55) Radioisotopic




Prepro-ANF (104-116) R8dIoiaotopic


Prepro-ANF (104-123) Radioiaotoplc


Prolactin Colorimetric

Bayer Diagnostics Cat. No./Trade name: T01-3003-51

Prolactin reagent - 323 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: DSL-A8200/PRO

LACTlN - 326 E.Merck Cal No.f1:rade name: 14024/prolactin

MAGIA-- 326 E. MerckfBlotrol Cat. No./Trade name: A01485 - 327

ICN BiomecIcals Inc Cat. No./Trade name: 07574102/IMMU·

CHEM PRL-MW ELISA - 329 Laboratoira Fumouze Cat. No.(Trade name: 5227/EIA Prolactin

Fumouze - 332 Mitsui Pharmaceuticals Inc Cat. No./Trade name: MP-4200/pRL.MP

(MITSUI) - 333 Radlm SpA Cat. No./Trade name: KP81W/pRL lEMA

WELL-334 Veda Lab Cat. No./Trade name: R042 - 337

F/uorometrlc Organon Teknlka Cal No./Trade name: 80423/AuraFfex4D

PRL - 339 Toaoh CorporatIon and Eurogenetlcs Cat. No./Trade name: 20255/AIAoPACK

PRL - 340 R8dIoiaotopIc

DIagnostic Systems laboratories Inc Cal No.f1:rade name: DSL A45OO/

"AdiYe8tt Prolactin - 346 Euro-Dlagno8tlca BV Cat. No./Trade name: 1011 BPRI 1/

Prolactin IRMA liquid phase - 347 Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd Cat. NO./Trade name: IM.1061/prolactin

RIA· 352 Somatostatin Colorimetric


Substance P Colorimetric


Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Colorimetric

Bayer Diagnostics Cat. No./Trade name: T01-2942-51 TSH

Reagent - 365 Biomerlca Cat. No./Trade name: 7018{TSH (Ultra

sensitive) ELISA· 386 Diagnostic Systems laboratories Inc Cat. No./Trade name: DSL A48OO/TSH -

389 E.Merck Cat. No./Trade name: 14012{TSH MA

GIA4D - 389 ICN BIomedlcals Inc Cat. No./Trade name: 07594102/IMMU

CHEM TSH-MW ELISA - 371 Radlm SpA Cal No./Trade name: KT3IW{TSH lEMA

WELL-376 Randox laboratories Ltd Cat. No./Trade name: TSH 2110 - 377

Veda Lab Cat. NO./Trade name: T012 - 380

Ruorometrlc Organon Teknlka Cat. No./Trade name: 80417/AuraFfex4D

TSH -362 Syva Cat. No./Trade name: 6V009UL/VI8t84D

Ultraaensltlve hTSH - 383 Toaoh CorporatIon and Eurogenetlca Cal No./Trade name: 20251/AIAoPACK

TSH-383 Luminometrlc

Sanofl Diagnostics Pesteur Cal No./Trade name: 33820/Accesa- -

388 Radioisotopic

Institute of Isotopes Co., Ltd Cal NO./Trade name: RK 71M/hTSH

IRMA-397 Technogenetlcs Cat. No./Trade name: 16099400{TSH

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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (neonatal) Colorimetric

Bioclone Australia Ply Ltd cat. No.JTrade name: 40450480/EIe

gance Neonatal TSH ELISA - 404 Fujirebio Inc cat. No.JTrade name: /FRELISA

Screening TSH - 405 Radioisotopic

Diagnostic Products Corporation cat. No.JTrade name: KNTD1/DOubie

Antibody Neonatal TSH - 406

Urodllatln Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc cat. No.JTrade name: RIK 9087 - 264

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Colorimetric

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Peninsula Laboratories Inc cat. No.JTrade name: EIA 7161 - 410

Radioisotopic Peninsula Laboratories Inc cat. No.JTrade name: RIK 7161G - 413

Vasopressin Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc cat. No.JTrade name: RIK 8103G - 420


LIST OF KITS WITHDRAWN AND NOT REPLACED SINCE VOLUME 1

Bombaaln (Gaatrln Releaalng Peptide) R8dioIaotop/c

EUIO-Diagnostica BV cat. No.{Trade name: RB-312

C-Peptlde of Inaulln R8dIoIaotopIc

International CIS Cat. No.{Trade name: C-PEP-PR

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact) Colorimetric

Becton DIckinson Cat. No.{Trade name: 33883/Affinlty8

BIo-Rad Laboratories Cat. No.{Trade name: 4014001/Nova

Path hCG RUOtOmettIc

CyberFluor Inc Cal No.{Trade name: 202-102/FIAgen8

TR-FlAhCG Radioisotopic

Blnax Cal No.{Trade name: RA 510/Pha88 II-

HCG Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free P.aubunlt) COlorimetric

Blo-Una SA Cat. No.{Trade name: BLE-OB-96

Radioisotopic Blnax Cat. No.fT:rade name: JPL-Q29A/

EquateGD RIA pt1CG(TH) IRMA Immunodlagnostlc Systems Ltd Cal No.{Trade name: AA-31F1/OMNIAGD

hCG-h1 Delta Sleep Inducing Peptide Radiolaotopic

EUIO-DIagnostica BV Cat. No.{Trade name: RA-314

Dynorphln A Radioisotopic

EUIO-Dlagnostica BV Cat. No.{Trade name: RA-309

P.Endorphln Radioiaotopic

Du Pont Cat. No.{Trade name: NEK-Q03

Follicle Stimulating Hormone Colorimetric

Becton DIckinson Cat. No.{Trade name: 3315839O,1Affi

nlty8 BIo-Una SA Cat. No.{Trade name: BLE-OD-96

BIo-Rad laboratories Cal No.{Trade name: 4018001/Nova

Path FSH Immunodlagnostlc Systems Ltd Cal No.lTrade name: AC-78F2/OC

TEIA-FSH Immunotech 88 cat. No.{Trade name: 0652

Sodn BIomedIca cat. No.{Trade name: 3514/ETI-FSHK

Fluotometric CyberFluor Inc Cal No.{Trade name: 202-402/FIAgen8

TR-FIA FSH RadioIsotopic

BIo-Rad Laboratories Cat. No.{Trade name: 4OOOOOS/Quanll

mune FSH

Technogenellcs sri Cat. No.{Trade name: 9903O/FSH Rso

phase

Gaatrln CoIodmetric

Syncor Ltd Cat. No.{Trade name: V4GAS/G8str1n

EIA

Growth Hormone CoIodmetric

BIo-Rad Laboratories Cat. No.{Trade name: 4018001/Nova

Path hGH Ruorometric

CyberFluor Inc Cat. No.{Trade name: 203-202/FlAgen8

TR-FlAhGH Inaulln Colorimetric

International Immunodlagnostlcs Cat. No.,rrade name: 407012

Radioisotopic Abbott Laboratories Cat. No.,rrade name: 1205/RIA.Bead

lnester Corporation Cal No.{Trade name: 06065

Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd Cat. No.{Trade name: 1 M.78

Metachem Diagnostics Ltd Cat. No.,rrade name: MD 1010

Luteinizing Hormone Colorimetric

Becton Dickinson Cat. No.{Trade name: 33130/Affinity8

ImmuUnit BIo-Une SA Cat. No.{Trade name: BLE-Oc-96

BIo-Rad laboratories Cat. No.,rrade name: 401.5001/Nova

Path LH Immunodlagnostic Systems Ltd Cat. No.lTrade name: AC-77F2/OC

TEIA-LH Immunotech 88 Cat. No.,rrade name: 0653

Sorln BIomedica Cat. No.{Trade name: 3515JETI-LHK

RUOIOtnetric CyberFluor Inc Cal No.{Trade name: 202-302/FIAgen8

TR-FIA hLH Radioisotopic

Bio-Rad laboratories Cat. No.{Trade name: 400-Q007/Quantl

mune LH Technogenetics sri Cat. No.,rrade name: 99025JLH liso

phase Luteinizing Hormone (apeclflc) FIUOfOmetric

CyberFluor Inc Cat. No.{Trade name: 202-702/F1Agen

TR-FIA hLHeS

Oateocalcln RadIoIaotop/c

Nichols Institute Diagnostics Cat. No.{Trade name: 40-2225

Oxytocin Radioisotopic

Adlco apoI. '.r.o. Cat. No.{Trade name: RI081

Buhlmann laboratories AG Cat. No.{Trade name: RK-OXV

Pal'llthyrold Hormone (IntactINterminal) RadIoIaotopic

Nichols lnalitute DIagnostics Cal No.{Trade name: 4O-2110/iNS-PTH

RIA Peptide YY Radiolaotopic

EUIO-DIagnostica BV Cal No.{Trade name: RA-313

Plaama Renin Activity (Anglotenaln I) Radioisotopic

International CIS Cal No.{Trade name: SB-REN-2

Prolactin Colorimetric

Becton DIckinson Cat. No.{Trade name: 33576/Afftn!ty8

BIo-Une SA Cal No.{Trade name: BLE-OE-96

Bio-RacI laboratories Cat. No.{Trade nerne: 4017001/NOVa

Path Prolactin Hybritech Europe Cat. No.{Trade name: 4403 BEfTendem

E Immunotech 88 Cat. No.{Trade name: 0651

Sorln Biornedica Cat. No.,rrade name: 3506JETI-PROLK

RUOIOmetric CyberFluor Inc Cat. No.{Trade nama: 202-202/FlAgen8

TR-FIA PRL Radioisotopic

Abbott laboratories Cat. No.{Trade nama: 1794-24JRIA Bead

II Adico spol. s.r.o. Cat. No.{Trade name: RI 161

Binax Cat. No.{Trade name: JPL-Q13/EquateGD

RIAPRL Bio-Rad Laboratories Cat. No.{Trade name: 4000 0006JQuan

timune Prolactin Diagnostic Products Corporation Cat. No.{Trade name: RKPR1/1RMA

COunt Immunodlagnostic Systems Ltd Cal No.{Trade name: AA-01F1fOMNIA

Sorin Biomedlca Cat. No.{Trade name: 2866JPROLK-PR

Technogenetics sri Cat. No.{Trade name: 9906OJProlaclin

llso-phase


Becton DIckInson Cat. No.{Trade name: 33222/Afftn!ty8

Bio-Line SA Cal No.{Trade name: BLE-oF-96(TSH

sensltiva Bio-Rad Laboratories Cat. No.{Trade name: 4019001/NOVa

Path TSH Hybrltech Europe Cat. No.{Trade name: 4158 BEfTandem

E Immunodiagnostlc Systems Ltd Cat. No.lTrade name: AC-80F2fOC

TEIACI6TSH Immunotech 88 Cat. No.{Trade name: 0637



Sorin Biomedica Cat. No./Trade name: 3516/ETI-TSHK

Fluorometric CyberFluor Inc Cal No./Trade name: 201-202/FIAgen8

TR-FIATSH Lumlnometric

Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd Cal No./Trade name: LAN.2001/Amerlite

TSH (monoclonal) Radioisotopic

Binax Cat. No./Trade name: RA 511/phase 118

TSH Hybritech Europe Cat. No./Trade name: 3161 BE/Tandem

R Technogenetics sri


Cat. No./Trade name: 99628/TSH lisoirma

Vasopressin Radioisotopic

Adico spol. s.r.o. Cat. No./Trade name: RI 071-C

THE IMMUNOASSA Y KIT DIRECTORY, SERIES A, VOLUME 3, PART 1 (PEPTIDE HORMONES) 427 LIST OF MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS

Abbott Delkenhelm New Zealand UNITED KINGDOM Germany Tel: +64-9-2749886 Abbott DIagnoatIca

laboratories Tel: +49-61-2250101 FIJX: +64-9-2748633 Abbott House Fax: +49-61-22501244 Norden Road

Corporate Telex: 4182 598 PHILIPPINES Maidenhead Abbott Laboratories Abbott laboratories (Phils) Berkshire, SL6 4XF Diagnostics Division GREECE Inc United Kingdom Abbott Park Abbott Laboratories (Hellas) POB29 Tel: +44-628-784041 North Chicago, IL 60064 SA Commercial Center FIJX: + 44-628-644205 USA Diagnostics DivIsion Makatl Tel: + 1-312-937-6100 194 Syngrou Ave Metro Manila USA

Athens PhIlippines Abbott Laboratories By region Greece Tel: +63-2-6318471 Diagnostics Division AUSTRALIA Tel: +30-1-9519019 Fax: +63-2-6318488 1921 Hurd

Abbott Australasia Ply Ltd Fax: +30-1-9592790 PO Box 152020 Diagnostics DiviSion PORTUGAL Irving PO Box 394 HONG KONG ABBOTT Laboratorios Ltd TX 75015-2020 North Ryde Abbott Laboratories Ltd Apartado 20/Alfraglde USA New South Wales 2113 Unit No. 3005, 30JF 2700 Amadora Tel: + 1-214-518-6000 AustraUa West Tower, Shun Tak Centre Portugal Tel: +61-2-8881111 200 CoMaught Road Tel: +351-1-4712575 Abbott laboratories Fax: +61-2-8873948 Hong Kong Fax: +351-1-4712725 Diagnostics DivIsion Tel: +852-5490019 Abbott Park

AUSTRIA Fax: + 852-6580498 PUERTO RICO North Chicago, IL 60084 Abbott GmbH IRELAND

Abbott laboratories USA Diagnostics Division Diagnostics Division Tel: + 1-312-937-6100 Diefenbachgasse 35 Abbott Laboratories Ireland PO Box 4706

Ltd 1150 Vienna 70 Broomhill Road carolina 00628 Abbott laboratories

Austria Puerto Rico Diagnostics Division Tel: +43-1-69124 Tallaght Tel: + 1-809-7623366 820 Mission st DubHn 24 Fax: +43-1-8941747 Ireland

Fax: + 1-809-7505454 South Pasadena, CA 91030 Tel: +353-18-517388 USA

BELGIUM SINGAPORE Tel: + 1-618-440-0700 Abbott SA Fax: +353-18-517785 Abbott Laboratories Private Diagnostics Division ITALY

Ltd Rue du Bosquet 2 Abbott SpA

GPO Box 1016 Arnersham 1348 Ottognies- Divlslone Diagnostici Singapore 9020

International pic LouvaIn-Ia-Neuve Singapore Belgium Via Mar della Ciria 262 Tel: +65-2788343

00144 Rome Corporate Tel: +32-10-475311 Italy FIJX: + 65-2708873

Fax: +32-10-475334 Amel'8ham Intemational pic Tel: + 39-6-529911 SOUTH AFRICA Amersham Place CANADA

FIJX: +39-6-52991436 Abbott LABS South Africa Little Chalfont, HP7 9NA Abbott Laboratories Ltd JAPAN (Ply) Ltd United Kingdom Diagnostics Division Dainabot Co Ltd Diagnostics Division Tel: +44-0494-544000 7115 Milcreek Drive 33 Mori Building 6th floor PO Box 1616 Fax: +44-0494-542281 Mississauga 8-21 Toranomon 3-chome Johannesburg 2000 Telex: 838818 Ontario, L5N 3R3 Mlnato-ku South Africa canada Tokyo 105 Tel: +27-11-4941957 By region Tel: + 1-416-858-2450 Japan Fax: +27-11-4943041 AUSTRALIA Fax: + 1-416-858-2462 Tel: +81-3-34379441 Amel'8ham AustraUa Ply Ltd

Fax: +81-3-34379367 SPAIN PO Box 99 DENMARK Abbott Cientifics SA North Ryde 2113

AbbottA/S MEXICO Costa Brave, 13 Sydney Diagnostics Division Abbott Laboratories de 28034 Madrid New South Wales Bygstubben 16 Mexico SA Spain Australia Troeroed DIagnostics Division Tel: +34-1·3373400 Tel: +61-2-894-5188 2950 Vedbaek Apartado Postal No 44-983 Fax: +34-1-7349684 FIJX: +61-2-899-7511 Denmark Mexico 03100, D.F. Telex: 123577 Tel: +45-42-894452 Mexico SWEDEN FIJX: +45-42-890132 Tel: +52-5-7284600 AbbottAB BELGIUM

FIJX: +52-5-7284844 Diagnostics DivIsion Amersham Belgium NVJS FRANCE PO Box 1074 Ottergemsestaenweg 844 Z

Laboratolres Abbott NETHERLANDS 164 21 Kista-Stockholm 9000 Gent Division Diagnostic Abbott NV Swaden Belgium 12 rue de la Couture Maalderij 21 Tel: +46-8-7036700 Tel: +32-92415270 Silic203 1185 ZB Amstelveen Fax: +46-8-7527123 Fax: + 32-92206671 94518 Rungis Cedex Netherlands

SWITZERLAND France Tel: +31-20-5454540 CANADA Tel: +33-1-45602500 Fax: +31-20-8402231 AbbottAG Amel'8ham C8nada Ltd Fax: +33-1-45600498 Diagnostics Division 1166 South ServIce Road

NEW ZEALAND Gewarbestrasee 5 West GERMANY Abbott Laboratories (NZ) Ltd 6330 ChamJZug Oakville

Abbott Diagnostic Products Diagnostics Division SwItzerland Ontario L6L 5T7 GmbH 146 Harris Road Tel: +41-42-444400 canada

Max-Pianck-Ring 2 PO Box 58-611 FIJX: +41-42-415140 Tel: + 1-416-847-1188 65205 Wlesbaden- Greenmount, Auckland Fax: +1-416-847-7790



DENMARK SPAIN FRANCE USA Amersham Denmark ApS Amersham Iberica SA Baxter SA Baxter Diagnostics Inc. BIokken 11 calle Alfonso Gomez 38 Avenue Loui8-Pasteur Stratus Immunoctanl8try 3480 Blrkerod 28037 Madrid Bolte Po8taIe 56 10555, West Flagler Denmark Spain 78311 Maurepas Cac:Iex Miami, FL 33174 Tel: +45-820222 Tel: +34-1-3044200 France USA Fax: +45-820184 Fax: +34-1-3272470 Tel: +33-1-34815050 Tel: + 1-305-222-8200 TeIax:37552 Fax: +33-1-34815008 Fax: + 1-305-222-8888

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GERMANY Amersham Swaden AB I Bay.rAG Amersham France SA Rasundavagen 166 Baxter Deutschland GmbH 12 Avenue de. Troplques Box 2048 Edlsonstrasse 3 B.P.144 17102 SaIne 85716 Unterschlelssheim Corporate 91944 Las UII. cadax Sweden Gannany BayerAG France Tel: +46-8-7340600 Tel: +49-89-317010 Bayerwerke Gennany Tel: +33-1-69182800 Fax: +49-89-31701-177 Fax: +33-1-69290052 Fax: +46-8-7354605 51386 Laverkusen

TeIax: 661788 Telex: 14650 ITALY Germany

Baxter SpA Tel: +49-214301 SWITZERLAND Fax: +49-2143066328 GERMANY Amersham Dept Via Lampadusa 11/A

Amershem Buchler GmbH 20141 Milan GIasaIweg 1 Duerfllstrasse 120 Italy By region 38110 Braunschweig CH-8050 Zurich Tel: +39-2-69501732 BELGIUM Garmany SwItzerland Fax: + 39-2-89527222 Bayer Belgium SA NV Tel: +49-5307-9300 Tel: +41-103122124 Diagnostics Division Fax: +49-5307-930237 Fax: +41-1-3122152 JAPAN Heide No. 15 Pare Ind. Telex: 952830 Telex: 822030 Baxter Limited, Sales OffIce 1780Wemmel

Sankeldo Building Balglum HONG KONG UNITED KINGDOM 9-13 Alasake 1-chome Tel: +32-24-607720

Amersham Far East Trading Amersham Intematlonel pic Mlnato-ku Fax: + 32-24-607667 Ltd Amarsham Place Tokyo 107 Telex: 25081

1001-7 Sun Hung Kal cantre Little Chalfont, HP7 9NA Japan 30 Harbour Road United Kingdom Tel: +81-3-32376627 BRAZIL Wanchal Tel: +44-0494-544000 Fax: +81-3-35057811 Bayer do BrazIl Hong Kong Fax: +44-0494-542281 Rua Domingos Jorge Tel: +852-802-1288 Telex: 838818 NETHERLANDS 1000, 4% Andar Fax: +852-827-5612 BaxterBV 04779 Sao Paulo SP Telex: 75555 USA PO Box 1538 Brazil

Amersham Corporation 3600 BM Maarssam Tel: +55-11-5255346 ITALY 2636 South Clearbrook Drive Netherlands Fax: +55-11-5466538

AMITY S.r.l. Arlington Heights, IL 80005 Tel: + 31-30-468911 Telex: 57629 Via Qulntlilano 30 USA Fax: +31-30-411755 20138 Milan Tel: + 1-708-593-6300 CANADA Italy Fax: + 1-708-437-1640 NORWAY Mile. canada Inc, Tel: +39-2-5097710 TeIax: 261067-8 Baxter A/S Diagnostics DIvIsion Fax: + 39-2-58013088 Gjerdrumsvel 10B 77 Balfield Road TeIax: 311130 0486 Oslo 4 Etoblcoka

Baxter Diagnostics Norway Ontario M9W 1G6 JAPAN Inc Tel: +47-2-184101 canada

Amersham Japan Ltd Fax: +47-2-184109 Tel: + 1-416-248-0771 Tokyo Toyama Kalken Corporate

Fax: +1-416-246-5373 1-3 Hakusan 5-chome SPAIN Telex: 989 399 Bunkyo-ku Baxter Diagnostics Inc Baxter SA Tokyo 112 Stratus Immunochemistry calle Solsonas, No.2, Bajo COLOMBIA Japan 10555 West Flagler Local 7 Miles Intemational Tel: +81-3-3816-1091 Miami, FL 33174 08820 EI Prat de Llobragat Management Co. Fax: +81-3-3816-1096 USA Barcelona calle 30 Norte #6N-19 TeIax:32507 Tel: + 1-305-222-6686 Spain Apertedo Aarao 7149

Fax: + 1-305-222-6200 Tel: +34-3-4787162 call (Velie) NETHERLANDS Fax: +34-3-4787109 Colombia

Amersham Nederland BV By region Tel: +57-23-670223 PO Box 3049 AUSTRALIA SWITZERLAND Fax: +57-23-881243 5203 DA's-Hertogenbosch Baxter Healthcare Ply Ltd BaxterAG Telex: 55652 Netherlands PO Box 88 BonnStrassa Tel: +31-73-418525 Toongabble CH-3186 Dudingen COSTA RICA Fax: +31-73-427880 New South Walas 2146 Switzerland Bayer Diagnostics DIvIsion

Australia Tel: +41-37-438111 Apertedo Postal S. 5103-1000 NORWAY Tel: +61-2-6889111 Fax: +41-37-438960 San Jose

Amersham Denmark ApS Fax: +61-2-6889123 Costa Rica Norway Branch UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +506-238166 Baerumsvelen 373 BELGIUM B.M. Browne (UK) Ltd Fax: +506-571094 PO Box 170 Baxter World Trade SA 9 Commerce Park Telex: 0376 2842 1346 Gjettum Baxter SA Brunei Road Norway Rue Colonel Bourg, 105B Theale, Reading Bayer Diagnostics DIvIsion Tel: +47-67-546318 1140 Brussels RG74AB calle Blancos Fax: +47-67-547125 Belgium Unltac:I Kingdom 500 Metros Esta TeIax:72346 Tel: +32-2-7411711 Tel: +44-0734-305333 de Cinco Esqulnas

Fax: +32-2-7322381 Fax: +44-0734-305111 de Tlbas



1000 San Jose Carretara RooaeveIdt Miles-Sankyo Norway Costa Rica Guatemala CIty Daiwa Honsha Building Tel: +47-2-537450 Tel: +608-236166 Guatemala 1-9-7 Ginza Fax: +47-2-530830 Fax: +506-571094 Tel: +502-2-910421 ChucHw Telex: 71870 Telex: 0378 2842 Fax: + 502-2-954494 Tokyo 104

Telex: 5953 Japan PAKISTAN DENMARK Tel: +81-3-5875511 Miles DIagnostics

Bayer Denmark HONDURAS Fax: +81-3-5818873 108 Al-Harma Division OS Bayer de Honduras Telex: 2523363 Housing SocIety PO Box 2090 Apartado Postal 3333 Off Tlpu Sultan Road 1790 Copenhagen V 80, San Rafael KOREA Karachi 75350 Denmark Avenida de Chile 720 Ames Korea (Mlles-Sankyo Pakistan Tel: +46-38177100 Tegucigalpa DC Co Ltd) Tel: +92-21-433438 Fax: +46-38346633 Honduras Hanil Pharmaceutical Fax: +92-21-436505 Telex: 22353 Tel: +504-320579 858-408 Sungsu-Dong Telex: 23473

Fax: + 504-324552 1-Ka, Sungdong-ku ECUADOR Telex: 3741583 Seoul PANAMA

Bayer Farmacautlca SA Koraa Miles International Dlagnostica DiviSion HONG KONG Tel: +82-2-4840881 Calle 18 y Calle E Luis Cordero 518 Bayer Diagnostics Fax: +82-2-481735 Ediflclo No. 38 12 de Octubra 3fF Hong Kong Telex: 25136 Local 12 Quito Spinners Building PO Box 3080 Ecuador 800 Cheung Sha Wan Road MALAYSIA Colon Free ZOne Tel: +593-2-587991/4 Kowloon Bayer Malaysia Sdn Bhd Panama Fax: + 593-2-587983 Hong Kong 19th and 20th Floor, Wisma Tel: +507-414738 Telex: 22688 Tel: +852-3108092 MP3A Fax: + 507-411904

Fax: +852-7850574 Perllaran Perbandaran Telex: 379 8847 FINLAND Telex: 43120 40708 Shah Alam

Oy Suomen Bayer AB Selangor Darul Ehsan PHILIPPINES Diagnostics INDIA Malaysia Miles Inc. PO Box 28 Miles India Ltd Tel: +80-3-5502818 C/O Metro Drug Inc. 00721 Helsinki Post Bag No. 507 Fax: + 80-3-5502704 ManalacAvenue Finland Baroda 390 001 Telex: 843 0305 Sta Marla Ind. Estate Tel: +358-0-358422 Gujarat Bagumbayan, Tagulg Fax: +358-0-34542n India MEXICO Metro Manila Telex: 123899 Tel: + 91-285-558420 Bayer D/agnosticos Philippines

Fax: +91-285-555422 Ave Colonia del Valle #815 Tel: +83-2-8220873 FRANCE Telex: 175382 Col. del Valle Fax: +83-2-8189720

Bayer Diagnostics Delegacion B. Juarez Telex: 758 2228 EMMEA INDONESIA Mexico OF 03100 Tour Bayer Bayer Diagnostics Mexico PORTUGAL 13 rue jean Jaures Pt. Pd. Djawa Maluka Tel: +52-5-8820308 Bayer Portugal SA 92807 Puteaux Cadex 3rd Floor, Basmar Building Fax: + 52-5-5435528 Divisao Dlagnostlcos France Mampang Prapatan 108 Rue Quinta do Pinheiro, 5 Tel: +33-1-49085800 Jakarta Selatan 12780 MOROCCO Outorala - Camaxlde Fax: +33-1-49085801 Indonesia Bayer Maghrab Service 1495 Lisbon Telex: 818 037 Tel: +82-21-7981872/3 BP 10.809 Bandoeng Portugal

Fax: +82-21-7997229 283 BD IBN Tachfinestraat Tel: +351-1-4172121 GERMANY 21700 Casablanca Fax: +351-1-4172089

Bayer Diagnostics IRAN Morocco Telex: 43580 Walssenseestrasse 101 Bayer lranchamie AG Tel: +212-2-2200282 81539 Munich 278 Dr. FatamiAve PUERTO RICO Germany PO Box 1136-5588 NETHERLANDS Miles Overseas Inc. (Antillean Tel: +49-89-899270 Tehran 14188 Bayer Nederland BV Branch) Fax: +49-89-89927127 Iran Diagnostica Tabonuco St. 4-B Telex: 523388 Tel: +98-21-938088 Energlaweg 1 Caparra Hills

Fax: +98-21-938493 PO Box 80 San Patricio Development BayerAG Telex: 212833 3840 AB Mljdracht Guaynabo 00920 Bayerwerke Germany Netherlands Puerto RIco 51388 Leverkusen ITALY Tel: +31-297-980866 Tel: + 1809-7924545 Germany Bayer Dlagnostici Spa Fax: +31-297-984185 Fax: + 1809-7937273 Tel: +49-214301 VIa F.L. Miles 10 Telex: 18541 Telex: 0317 Fax: +49-2143066328 20040 Cavenago Brlanza (MI)

Italy NEW ZEALAND Technicon Electronics Corp. GREECE Tel: +39-2-954531 Bayer Diagnostics PR Road No. 3

Bayer Hallas AG Fax: +39-2-95019813 51-53 Hastie Avenue Box 1101 BG DiagnosUcs Telex: 332018 PO Box 59-174 Humacao 00881 POB33 78 Mengera Bridge, Auckiand Puerto RIco 10210 Athens JAPAN Newlealand Tel: + 1809-8521035 Greece Nihon Technlcon KK Tel: +84-9-8348000 Fax: + 1809-8528080 Tel: +30-1-8841202 8-8 Nlhonbashl Fax: + 84-9-8348005 Fax: +30-1-8845366 Hamacho 1-chome REPUBLIC OF CHINA Telex: 215144 Chuo-ku NORWAY BayerAG

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Bayer Tel: +81-3-8827311 PO Box 311 30fF Jing Guang Centra PO Box 2241 Fax: +81-3-8827385 Volisvelen 13 Hu Jia Lou KM 14 1/2 Street Telex: 2423592 1324 Lysakar Chaoyang District



BaIJng 100020 Tel: +41-1-4668280 Miles Inc. Tel: +33-78908036 China Fax: +41-1-4812284 511 Benedict Avenue Fax: +33-76411577 Tel: +88-1-5015181 TeIax:813314 Tarrytown, NY 10951 Telex: 980840 Fax: +88-1-5015183 USA Telex: 222268 TAIWAN Tel: + 1-914-831-8000 GERMANY

Mlles-Sankyo Co. Fax: + 1-914-524-2132 Becton Dickinson GmBH SAUDI ARABIA 1OF-1, No. 35

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AJ JeeI MedIcal Co. Fu-Hsing N. Road 89008 HeIdelberg PO Box 5012 Taipei Bayer Diagnostics Germany RIyadh 11422 Taiwan Torre Bayer Tel: +49-8221-305288 Saudi Arabia Tel: +888-2-7412550 Avenlda Tamanaco Fax: +49-8221-303708 Tel: +988-1-4041717 Fax: +888-2-7410948 EI Rosal Telex: 481534 Fax: +988-1-4049052 TeIax: 17848 Caracas 1010A Telex: 401723 Venezuela GREECE

THAILAND Tel: +58-2-9052527/2524 Becton Dickinson Greece SINGAPORE Bayer Thailand Co. Ltd Fax: +58-2-9514825 EPE

Bayer Dlagnoatics DIagnoatIc Business Group TeIax: 27397 38A Ionlas Straet 458 AJexandra Road BayerHouae 17458 AJlmos Athens 18-01 No! Building 130/1 North Sathom Road Greece Slngapora 0511 Bangkok 10500 aecton Dickinson Tel: +30-1-9933800 Singapore Thailand Immuno- Fax: +30-1-9934494 Tel: +85-2789422 Tel: +88-2-2331450 diagnostics Fax: +85-2748209 Fax: + 88-2-2387738 ITALY TeIax: 27180 Telex: 8882703 Corporate

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SOUTH AFRICA TURKEY BecIon Dickinson 20153 Milan BayerMilaa Bayer Turk Kimaya Sanayll ImmunocJiagnostics Italy PO Box 198 Golden Plaza Mountain View Avenue Tel: + 39-2-482401 27 Wrench Road 19 Mayls Cad No.1 Orangeburg, NY 10982-1294 Fax: +39-2-48204775 lsando 1600 Slsil USA Telex: 353585 South AfrIca 80220 Istanbul Tel: + 1-914-359-2700 Tel: +27-11-9215820 Turkey Fax: +1-415-968-8914 NETHERLANDS Fax: +27-11-9215822 Tel: +90-1-1748585

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SPAIN BecIon Dickinson Benelux NV 4870 AM Etten-Leur Bayer Diagnoaticoa UNITED KINGDOM Denderstraat 24 Netherlands Pollgono Industrial Bayer pic, Diagnostics POB 13 Tel: +31-1808-37720 Llanos de Jerez, 2 DIvIsion 9440 Erembodagem-Aalst Fax: +31-1808-14133 CoaIada Evens House Belgium TeIax:74328 28820 Madrid Hamilton Close Tel: +32-53-720550 Spain Baslngatoke Fax: +32-53-720549 SPAIN Tel: +34-1-8710450 Hampshire, RG21 2YE Telex: 12337 Becton DickInson Espana SA Fax: +34-1-8719313 United Kingdom Apartado Correoa 31091 TeIax:23759 Tel: +44-0258-29181 CANADA 28080 Madrid

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Espana Uruguay Beclon Dickinson Europe 128 11 Hageraten Plaza da Espana, 10 Tel: + 598-2-920013 Headquartera Sweden 3a Planta Fax: +598-2-921125 5 Chemin Des Sources - BP Tel: +48-8-7753070 28008 Madrid Telex: 22228 37 Fax: + 48-8-8450808 Spain 38241 Meylan Cedex TeIax: 11788 Tel: +34-1-5425100 USA France Fax: +34-1-5420522 Miles Tel: +33-76908035 SWITZERLAND Telex: 22590 1117 Myrtle Street Fax: +33-76416464 Becton Dickinson AG

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Bayer Sverige USA BecIon Dickinson France SA SwItzerland AO DIagnostics Tel: +1-219-284-8111 11 Rue Ariatide Berges Tel: +41-81-3225717 PO Box 8 Fax: + 1-219-282-7209 38800 Le PoInt de Clalx Fax: +41-81-3225830 164 93l<1sta, Stockholm Telex: 258450 France TeIax: 964764 Sweden Tel: +33-78883707 Tel: +48-8-7930370 Miles Inc. Fax: +33-78883893 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Fax: +48-8-7930380 Diagnostic Business Group TeIax:980158 Becton Dickinson Arab

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UNITED KINGDOM PO Box N-7504 4045 Cote Vertu Egypt Becton DIckInson UK Ltd Nassau Montreal Tel: + 20-2-2575840 Between Towns Road Bahamas Quebec H4R ZE8 Fax: + 20-2-694755 Cowley Tel: + 1-809-3228006 Canada Telex: 02331 Oxford, 0)(4 3LY Telex: 20477 Tel: + 1-514-333-3605 United Kingdom Fax: + 1-514-333-3769 ELSALVADOR Tel: +44-0865-748844 BAHRAIN Qulmlca Hoechst de EI Fex: +44-0865-781627 Bahrain Phannacy & General CHILE Salvador SA Telex: 837438 Store Merck Qulmlca Chllens Ltd Km 9,5 carre. al Puerto de Ie

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Becton Dickinson Tel: +973-53491/255506 Chile EI Salvador Immunodlagnostics Fax: +973-275195 Tel: +56-2-2381160 Tel: +503-780533

Mountain VIeW Avenue Telex: 8979 Fax: + 56-2-2383527 Fax: +503-780909 Orangeburg, NY 10962-1294 Telex: 440197 Telex: 20143 USA BANGLADESH Tel: + 1-914-359-2700 Hoechst Bangladesh Co. Ltd COLOMBIA FINLAND Fax: +1-415-966-8914 PO Box 534 Merck Colombia SA Oy Hoechst Fennlca Ab

133 Kakrail Apartado Aareo 9896 Postbox 237 New Bailey Road Bogota, D.E. 00101 Helsinki 10 I Behrlngwerke AG Dhaka 1000 Colombia Finland Bangladesh Tel: +57-1-2907855 Tel: +356-0-8705721

Corporate Tel: + 880-2834928 Fax: +57-1-2628881 Fax: +358-0-8709812 Fex: + 880-2-834902 Talex: 41405 Telex: 12-4801

Behrfngwerke AG Telex: 832253 Postfach 1140 COSTA RICA FRANCE 35001 Marburg BARBADOS, W INDIES Hoechst Costa Rica SA Tour Roussel Hoechst Germany Collins Ltd Diegnosticos Behring 1 Terresse Bellini Tel: +49-6421-390 PO Box 203 Aparlado 10158 92800 Puteaux Fex: +49-6421-66064 28 Broad Street 1000 San Jose France Telex: 48232001 Bridgetown Costa RIca

Barbados, W Indies Tel: +506-334722 Behring Diagnostics By region Tel: + 1-809-4249182 Fax: +506-228221 Division de la S.a.p.b., ANTILLES Fax: + 1-809-4264248 Telex: 2111 Hoechst-Behrlng

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Behring Diagnostlcos calle GoIta 135 Tel: +45-44888227 Fax: +49-89-303834 Artilleros 2436 laPaz Fex: +45-44888352 Telex: 416853 1428 Buenos Aires Bolivia Telex: 35366 Argentina Tel: + 591-2-359337 Behrlngwerke AG Tel: +54-1-7886558 Fex: +591-2-391230 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Postfach 1140 Fex: +54-1-7883365 Telex: 3508 Hoechst Domlnlcana SA 35001 Marburg

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Behring DIagnostics Australia Hoachst do Brasil Santo Domingo F8K: +49-8421-86064 Ply Ltd Qulrnlca e Farmaceutica SA DomInican Republic Telex: 48232001

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Tel: +61-2-5541800 Tel: + 55-11-5257893 Avda America 1735 Tel: +30-1-809395 Fex: +55-11-5257895 Casliia 17-01-2574 Fex: +30-1-8071577 Fex: +61-2-5024256 Telex: 1170501 Quito Telex: 0215890

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Tel: +234-1-900130/9 HoechstAG Fax: +234-1-964474 Pulo Bueran Kav. DO 1A KOREA Telex: 28381 reprazentente Tehnlca Jakarta Indust. Est. Han-Dok Remedla Ind. C., Ltd Hotel Bucurestl

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Fax: +47-2-22631828 Cookstown W.L.L. Telex: 71744 RUSSIA

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Behring Inatltut GmbH Fa: +888-2-5118028 Telex: 23933 1183 Vienna

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1127 VIenna THAILAND USA Tel: +43-1-47015720

Austria Hoechst ThaI Limited Behring DIagnostIca Inc Fax: +43-1-47015727

Tel: +43-1-80101 PO Box 1495 141 University Avenue TeI8X: 11 8887

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328 Mark Street Tel: + 1809-8712713/20 Paris 75020 Waltloo, Pretoria 0001 Fa: +1809-8712657 YUGOSLAVIA Franca South Africa Telex: 22284 Jugohemlja Tel: +33-1-48383656 Tel: +27-12-835372 Fannaclja Fa: + 33-1-48383544 Fa: +27-12-834121 TURKEY General Zdanova 31 Telex: 216 428 F TeI8X: 4-25679 Turk Hoechst Sanayi va 11000 Belgrade

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ITALY Fukuoka 812 PAKISTAN 51 Thomson Road BIo-Rad laboratories SRL Japan Chamlel House Singapore 1130 Via Cellini 18A Tel: +81-92-4754856 2 Albert Street Singapore 20090 Segrate - Milan Fax: +81-92-4754858 GP Box 1138 Tel: +65-2519581 Italy Lahore 4 Fax: +65-2554955 Tel: +39-2-218091 KOREA Pakistan Fax: +39-2-21809399 Sunil Developed Engineering Tel: +92-42-212123 SPAIN

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Selmel Bldg New Zealand Retchadapisek Road 1-14-11 Shin Kitano Tel: +84-9-4433099 RUSSIA Huanykwang Yodogawa-ku Fax: +84 9 4433097 BiG-Red Technlcel Office Bengkok 10310 Osaka 532 BioChamMack Thailand Japan NORTHERN IRELAND Lenlnslde Gory, GSP 3 Tel: +68-2-5138218 Tel: +81-8-3088588 Alpha Analytical Moscow 119899 Fax: +68-2-5135818 Fax: +81-8-3083084 The Technology Centre Russia

2/3 Curran Point Tel: + 7-095-939-2421 UNITED KINGDOM Nippon BIo-Rad Laboratories Lame, Co. Antrim Fax: + 7-095-939-0997 BiG-Red Laboratories Ltd

KK BT40 1AU Telex: 411483 Bio-Rad House Midorl Bldg Northam Ireland Maylands Avenue 3-121-1 Issha Tel: +44-574-80116 SINGAPORE Hemel Hempstead MeItoh-ku, Nagoya City Fax: +44-574-80548 Diagnostic Biotachnology Herts, HP2 7TD Aichi 485 (PTE) Ltd United Kingdom Japan NORWAY 65 Science Park Drive Tel: +44-0442-232552 Tel: +81-52-7022358 Bio-Test A/S Singapore Science Park Fax: +44-0442-59118 Fax: +81-52-7022812 Idrettsveien 2 Singapore 0511 Telax:83mO

Poslboka 66 Singapore Nippon BIo-Rad Laboratories 1580 Rygge Tel: +65-n82855 USA

KK Norway Fax: +85-nm41 Bio-Rad laboratories Inc MorImen Bldg Tel: +47-9-2617n 1000 Alfred Nobel Drive 2-17-5 Hakataeki-Higashi Fax: +47-9-281760 Microstate Separations Hercules, CA 94547 Hakala-ku, Fukuoka City Telex: 72591 187 Goklhlll Centre USA



Tel: + 1-415-724-7000 Fax: +32-2-2474880 NETHERLANDS (Diagnostic & Fax: + 1-415-724-3167 Boehringer Mamheim BV Biochemicals) Ltd

CANADA Po8tbus 1007 Bell Lane Boehringer Mannheim 1300 SA Almare Lewes

BioResearch Canada Ltd Netherlands E Sussex, BN71LG

Ireland 201 Armand-Frappier Blvd NEW ZEALAND

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Corporate Quebec, H7V 4AZ Boehringer Mamheim NZ Ltd URUGUAY Canada PO Box 62-089 Boehringer Mannheim

BioResearch Ireland Tel: + 1-514-686-7050 15 Rakino Way Uruguay SA EOLAS, Glasnevin Fax: + 1-514-686-7559 Mt Wellington Bv Gral Migas 1436 Dublin 9 Auckland 11600 Montivldeo Ireland CHILE New Zealand Uruguay Tel: +353-1-370177/101 Boehringer Mannhelm de Fax: +353-1-370176 Chile Ltda PORTUGAL USA Telex: 32501 EI Calderon 43 Laboratorios Boehringer Boehringer Mannhelm Corp

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Blotecx Chile 1-8, Apartedo 48 USA Laboratories Inc 2795 Unda-A-Velha

FRANCE Portugal De Puy Inc Corporate Boehringer Mannheim France

PUERTO RICO PO Box 988 SA Biotecx laboratories Inc 2 Ave du Vercors Boehringer Mannheim Puerto 700 Orthopaedic Drive

6023 South Loop East BP59 Rico Inc Warsaw,IN 46581-0988 Houston, TX 77033 36242 Meylan Cedex Punto Oro Industrial Park USA USA Tel: + 1-713-643-0606

France Box 7021/Marginal Road Boehringer Mannheim Ponce 00731

Fax: + 1-713-643-3143 GERMANY Puerto Rico Pharmaceuticals Corp Telex: 3791311 Boehringer Mannhelm GmbH 15204 Omega Drive

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68305 Mannheim Boehringer Mannhelm (Far USA Boehringer Germany East) Pte Ltd

Mlcrogenlcs Corporation Mannhelm GmbH Tel: +49-821-7590 7th Storey Inchcape House Fax: +49-821-7592890 450-452 Alexandra Rd 2380A 8Isso Lane

Corporate Telex: 482420 Singapore 0511 Concord, CA 94520

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Germany Guatemala SA Boehringer Mannheim (South Pharmakina SARL OfIcina Regional de Centro Africa) Pty Ltd BP 122

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By region Apartado Postal 1675 South Africa Guatemala Buhlmann ARGENTINA SPAIN laboratories AG Boehringer Mannheim INDIA Boehringer Mannheim SA

Argentina SAClel Boehringer Mannheim India Copemlco 660 y 61-63 Corporate Viamonte 2213/15 Ltd Apartado 5052 1056 Buenos Aires 54A Mathuradas Vissanji 08006 Barcelona Buhlmann Laboratorias AG Argentina Postfach Road Spain

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Italy SWITZERLAND SarvicesPty AUSTRIA Boehringer Mannheim 188 Princess Highway

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Herm GottfrIed Nemec ITALY Fu: +41-61-4812825 BELGIUM Ranzelsdorf 13 Medical Systems SPA Telex: 963214 Byk Belga SA 3441 Judenau Via Rio Torbido 40 Rue Anatole France 115-121/ Austria 16185 Genoa-Struppa THAILAND 5 Tel: +43-222-746095 Italy Helena Thai Laboratories 1030 Brussels Fu: +43-222-746394 Tel: +39-10-63401 52/19 Senanikom 1 Ladphrao Belgium

Fax: +39-10-604661 Bangkok 10230 Tel: +32-2-2154875 BELGIUM Telex: 270310 Thailand Fu: + 32-2-2423570

Diagnoatic Products Tel: +66-2-5794611 Corporation Belgium JAPAN Fu: +66-2-5611432 CANADA

Kerkatraat 224 Sceti Co. Ltd Immunocorps 1851 Humbeek (Grimbergen) OF Building 2-2-8 TURKEY 5800 Royalmount Belgium Minami Aoyama MedtakAS Montreal Tel: + 32-2-2700030 Minato-ku Mehrnet AkIf cad. No. 2 Quebec, HP4 1 K5 Fu: + 32-2-2700757 Tokyo 107 Sirinevler canada

Japan 34510 Istanbul Tel: + 1-514-733-1900 BRAZIL Tel: +81-3-3403-0333 Turkey Fax: + 1-514-733-1212

Inat. do Cancer "Amaldo Fu: +81-3-3404-4472 Tel: +91).1-6539653 Vieira de carvalho" Fax: +90-1-5516008 CROATIA Divlaeo de Imunologla KOREA Byk Gulden Predatavniatro Rue Dr. Cesario Mota Jr. 112 Ewon Yanghaeng Corp. UNITED KINGDOM Primol'8ka 12 CEP 01221 Sao Paulo Young Dong Biogenesis Ltd 41000 Zagreb Brazil PO Box 1171 Croatia Tel: + 55-11-2285624 Seoul

12 Yeomans Park Tel: +38-41-170674 Fu: +55-11-2239318 Korea

Yeomans Way Fu: +38-41-174862 Tel: + 82-2-4200921

Boumemouth, BH8 OBJ CANADA Fax: +82-2-4138584

United Kingdom CYPRUS Inter MecIco Telex: 27946 Tel: +44-0202-522895 BIomedica Ltd 50 Valleywood Drive, Unit 6 Fu: + 44-0202-530387 PO Box 2139 Markham, Ontario NETHERLANDS USA

79 Diganis Akritaa Avenue L3R6E9 DRC Nadariand BV Nicosia canada Van GoIateinlaan 26 AlpcoLtd Cyprus Tel: +1-416-471).2520 7339 GT Apaldoom-Ugchelen PO Box 451 Tel: +357-2-445378 Fax: + 1-416-471).2381 Netheriands Windham, NH 03087 Fax: +357-2-462885

Tel: +31-55-413355 USA Telex: 0605 44 33 FINLAND Fax: +31-55-426279 Tel: + 1-603-893-8914

LABDIGOy Fu: + 1-603-898-6854 CZECHOSLOVAKIA Box 7 PORTUGAL ChemapolAG 02211 Espoo Ameriab Lda Foreign Trade Company Finland 75A. Rua Prof. Lima Basta Br.k-SanHtec Kodanaka 46 Tel: +358-0-885022 1000 Lisbon Dagnostca 100 10 Prague 10 Fax: + 358-0-889345 Portugal Vroavica

Tel: +351-1-7262123 Corporate CzechoaIovakia GERMANY Fu: +351-1-7266648 Byk-8angtec Diagnostica Tel: +42-2-2734328

Hermann Biermann GmbH Telex: 82576 Telex: 066 122182 Hohe Straaae 4-5 von Heveay-Straaae 3

61231 Bed Nauheim SOUTH AFRICA 83128 Dietzenbach EGYPT Germany Germany Laboratory Specialities CC Tel: +49-8074-401207 Clinilab Import Export

Tel: +49-803-280940 PO Box 1513 Fax: +49-8074-401209 AgencIes Fax: + 49-803-2809490 Randburg Telex: 4191 574 14 Abdel Mad Street

Johannesburg 2125 PO Box 12 GREECE South Africa By region EI-Manial

Diagnoatika N. Taakiris Tel: + 27-11-7931064 CelIO 3, Mitropoulou Str. Fu: + 27-11-7934234 AUSTRALIA Egypt 54842 Theaaaloniki Immuno Diagnostics Tel: + 20-2-980150 Greeca SPAIN 12-14 Purkis Street Fax: + 20-2-985220 Tel: +30-31-617175 Diagnostic Products Espana Campardown Telex: 23329 Fu: +30-31-857190 SA New South Wales 2050

Plaza ntra Sra del Prado No 2 Australia FINLAND Medical Systema 28034 Madrid Tel: +81-2-5199300 Instrumentarium OY Mlchalakopouloa 88 Spain Fax: +61-2-5108762 HospItal & Laboratory 11528 Athens Tel: +34-1-7304133 Departments Greece Fu: +34-1-7381313 AUSTRIA PO Box 8 Tel: +30-1-7754379 BSM Diagnoatica GmbH Vitikka 1 Fu: +30-1-7718193 SWEDEN Alaer Str. 25 02831 Eapoo 83 TeI81C: 225495 Boule Diagnostics AB 1080 Vienna Finland

Lunaatigen 3 Austria Tel: +358-0-5281 ISRAEL 141 44 Huddlnge Tel: +43-222-439585 Fu: +358-0-524144

Pharmatrade Ltd Sweden Fax: +43-222-43956514 Telex: 121038 3 Bazal Street Tel: +46-8-7460035 Telex: 047 11 68 69 PO Box 3962 Fax: +46-8-7468496 FRANCE KlrIat AIle BAHRAIN Mallinckrodt Dlagnoatlca Petach Tikva 49130 SWITZERLAND Jaffer Pharmacy (Franca) SA Israel Buhlmann Laboratories AG PO Box 122 7, Avenue du Long Rayage Tel: +972-3-9230046 Poatfach Manama 91002 Evry-Uaaes cadex Fu: + 972-3-9232549 4123 A118Chwi11 Bahrain C.R. No. 21 France Telex: 341146 pharmlL Swltzeriand Tel: + 973-534440 Tel: +33-1-64976486

Tel: +41-81-4812828 Fax: +973-732533 Fax: +33-1-64976487


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Laboratolres Byk France SA Italy Dublin 6 Barcelona 593, route de Boi88ise Tel: +39-2-6195131 Ireland Spain BP08 Fex: +39-2-6150136 Tel: +353-1-962422 Tel: +34-3-2847904 77350 Le Mae sur SaIne Fex: +353-1-963751 Fax: +34-3-2108255 France JAPAN Tel: +33-1-64371559 Deiichi Radloi8otope Labs. PAKISTAN SWEDEN Fex: +33-1-84374209 Ltd Arl8anInbMnaUonalLtd AB Sangtec MedIcal

Chiba Plant PO Box 1530 Ballstavegan 30 GERMANY 453-1 Shi~kura Matsuo- Lahore PO Box 200 45 Byk-Sangtac Oiagnoatica Machi Pakistan 16102 Bromma von liavaay-Straase 3 Sambu-Gun Tel: +92-42-302305/1589 Sweden 63128 Dietzanbach Chiba-praf. 269-15 Telex: 082 4666 Tel: +46-8-6182888 Gannany Japan Fax: +46-8-6950975 Tel: +49-6074-401207 Tel: +81-3-2721651 Arfaan International Ltd Telex: 054 12570 Fex: +49-6074-401209 Fax: +81-3-2721653 PO Box 104 02 Telex: 4191 574 Karachi 4 SWITZERLAND

KOREA Pakistan Labodla GREECE New Korea Industrial Co. Ltd Tel: +92-21-52036969 Boite PostaIe 4 BIokosmos L TO Sarnwoo Building 819-3 Telex: 082 2712 1137Yans N. Payhiko 15451 Yecksarn-Dong, Kangnam-Ku Switzerland 2 AgIo. Softas Str. CPO Box 2342 PHILIPPINES Tel: +41-21-6003477 Athans Seoul Mallinckrodt Fax: +41-21-6003449 Greece Korea PO Box 297 Tel: +30-1-6876655 Tel: + 82-2-5522531 Manila THAILAND Fax: +30-1-6876656 Fax: + 82-2-5570763 Philippines Rapport Co. Ltd

Tel: +63-2-6170351 4/631 Sahakom KIongkum HONG KONG LEBANON Fex: +63-2-6153151 Sol 28 Sukhaphlban 2 Rd Mallnckrodt Intemational Middle East Africa Trading Telex: 075 22 440 Bangkapi Corp Organization Bangkok 10240 Hong Kong Branch Rue Fouad Chehab, Kepi POLAND Thailand 15/F1. Golden Crown Building Building Halex Towarzystwo Tel: +66-2-3744130 18-20 des Voaux Rd. West PO Box 165 215 Handlowo-Uslugowe Fax: +66-2-3745312 Hong Kong Achrafieh UI. Miodowa 12 KI. VII Tel: +852-5406654/6670 BeIrut 251 Warsaw TURKEY Fax: +852-58581172 Labanon Poland M.D.S.

Telex: 0494 45 336 Tel: +48-22-6356495 Tunallhilmi Cad. Buklum Sk. HUNGARY Fax: + 48-22-6350536 40/15 Byk Bureau Budapest MALTA 08660 Kavaklidere Ankara Phannazeutlka Allied Projects Ltd PORTUGAL Turkey Bajcsy-Zsllinszky u. 12 237 Fleur de Lye Road Byk Gulden Portugal Tel: +90-4-4270897 1051 Budapest B Kara Rue Sampaloa Plna 12-6 Esq. Fax: + 90-4-4270886 Hungary Malta 1000 Usbon Tel: +36-1-178962 Tel: + 358-496392 Portugal UNITED KINGDOM Fax: +38-1-178988 Fax: + 356-492273 Tel: +351-1-3962291 Cembridge Ufe Sciences Telex: 061 22 84 84 Fax: +351-1-3963558 Cambridgeshire Business

MEXICO Park IRAN Mallinckrodt SA de CV RUSSIA Angel Drove Kavoshyar Co. Apdo. Postal 1023 Trophy Radiology Ely, Cembridgeshire Vanek Square Mexico OF 09360 1 Neopalimovsky per., 3/10, CB74DT Molla Sadra Avenue Mex/co SA United Kingdom ShIraz Across no. 71 Tel: +52-5-6863100 Moscow 119 121 Tel: +44-0353-667034 Tehran Fex: + 52-5-6868484 Ru88ia Fax: + 44-0353-664369 Iran Telex: 0221771963 Tel: +7-095-2483628 Telex: 81 81 15 Tel: +98-21-682595/3 Fax: + 7-095-2483628 Fex: +98-21-682592 NETHERLANDS USA Telex: 213026 Byk Nederland bv SERBIA ALTANA,lnc

Fannaceut\ca Afdaling Byk Gulden Byk Gulclen Phanna Group IRELAND Dlagnostlca C/O Hotel Slavlja Lux 60 Bay/is Road Alpha Analytical Weerenweg 29 Svetog Save 2 Melville, NY 11747 Poulrave House 1161 Zwanenburg 1100 Balgrade USA Grove Road Netherlands Serbia Tel: + 1-518-454-7677 Dublin 6 Tel: +31-2907-9400 Tel: +38-11-434712 Fax: + 1-518-454-6389 Ireland Fax: +31-2907-6117 Fax: +38-11-431517 Telex: 023 144 662 Tel: +353-1-962422 Telex: 044 133 29 Telex: 71053 Fax: +353-1-963751

NIGERIA SOUTH AFRICA Cambridge Life ISRAEL Bill & Gustan Oiagnostica Byk Gulden SA (Pty) Promed 19 Oraifite Street Bryanston Gate 2 Sciences pic 17, Hecharash Street PO Box 17653 Curzon Road C/r Main Road

Corporate Ness Ziona 70400 Enugu PO Box 1476 Israel Nigeria 2125 Randburg Cambridge Ufe ScIenca8 pic Tel: + 972-6-404288 Tel: +234-42-334095 South Africa Cambridgeshire Business Fax: + 972-6-405921 Telex: 51300 or 51445 Tel: +27-11-463532027 Park

Fax: +27-11-4635478 Angel Drove ITALY NORTHERN IRELAND Ely, Cambtidgashlre

Byk Gulden ltalia Alpha Analytical SPAIN CB74DT CP 103 70 Poulrava House Atom SA United KIngdom 20110 Milan Grove Road Paseo del Minte, 18 Tel: +44-0353-667034



Fa: +44-0353-864389 Germany Rue Prof. USA Telex: 818115 Tel: +49-8074 401284 Uma Baato, 7A/A Tel: + 1-313-662-8758

Fax: +49-8074-401209 Lisbon Fax: + 1-313-662-8898 By region Portugal

By region HONG KONG Tel: +351-1-7262123 AUSTRALIA Hind Wing' Ltd Fax: +351-1-7268848 AUSTRALIA PhoenIx ScIentific Ply Ltd 14-16 Gllmans Bazaar Sapphire BIoacIence Level 11, 68 St Kllda Road 1st Floor SAUDI ARABIA 37 Doody Street, SuIte 1 Melbourne, Victoria 3004 International House Farabi Corporation Alexandria Austrana Central District PO Box 54813 New South Wales 2015 Tel: +61-3-8686888 Hong Kong RIyadh 115524 AustraDa Fax: +61-3-8208472 Tel: +852-410909 Saudi Arabia Tel: +61-2-3134139 Fax: + 852-8540695 Tel: +966-1-4025322 Fax: +61-2-8692582 Sigma Phannaceuticals Ply

Fax: +966-1-4035989 Ltd Wenlln FINLAND 1408 Centre Road Rooms 302-3, Lap Fal SINGAPORE Immuno Diagnostic OY Clayton 3168

Building Singapore BIotech Turuntie 8 L 1 Australia 6-7 Pottinger Street 2 Sclenca Park Drive Box 342 Tel: +61-3-5429580 Central District 02-01103104 The Mandai 13131 Hameenllnna Fax: +61-3-5429769 Hong Kong Singapore Scienca Park Finland Tel: +852-6212439 Singapore Tel: +356-17-22758 AUSTRIA Fax: + 852-5267053 Tel: +852-246446 Fax: +358-17-22039 BSM Dlagnostica GmbH

Fax: +852-791112 Alster Strasse 25 IRELAND FRANCE 1080 Vienna Alpha Analytical SPAIN Interchlm Austria Poulreva House Cultek BP No. 15 Tel: +43-1-439585 71-72 Grove House Avda cardenal Herrera 213, ave J.F. Kennedy Fax: +43-1-439585/14 Dublin Orla 62 03103 Montiucon Ireland 28034 Madrid Franca BELGIUM Tel: +353-1-962422 Spain Tel: +33-70038855 BykBalga SA Fax: +353-1-963751 Tel: +34-1-7290333 Fax: + 33-70038260 Rue Anatole Franca 115-121/

Fax: +34-1-3581761 Telex: 990343 5 ISRAEL 1030 Brussels Dexmor Ltd SWEDEN SocIete de Pharmacologie at Belgium PO Box 13141 AB Sangtec Medical D'lmmunoIogIa-Bio Tel: +32-2-2154875 Tel Aviv 61131 Box 20045 Route de Chateaufort-Fax: + 32-2-242357 Israel S 161 20 Bromma SACLAY Tel: +972-3-498685 Sweden 91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex CANADA Fax: + 972-3-498041 Tel: +46-8-986330 Franca Lab Imports Co Fax: +46-8-292181 Tel: +33-1-69084318 234 Armour Ave ITALY Fax: +33-1-89087300 Downsview Byk-Gulden ltalla SpA Boule Diagnostics Ontario VI8 Giollo Lunastigen 3 GERMANY M3H 1M9 20032 Cormano 14144 HOOdlnge ImmunoBioiogical canada Italy Sweden Laboratories Tel: + 1-418-630-8944 Tel: + 39-2-863211 Tel: +46-8-7460035 Flughafenstrasse 52a Fax: +1-416-322-4852 Fax: +39-2-8150136 Fax: +48-8-7468496 22415 Hamburg Germany DENMARK JAPAN TURKEY Tel: +49-40-5328910 Ble & Bemsten Sanko Junyako Co Ltd Bio-Test Laboratuvar Fax: +49-40-53289111 Sandbacakvej7 6th Floor, TMM Building Kizllelma CAD 43-1 Telex: 2104259 2610 Roedovre 1-10-8 lwemato-Cho Flndikzade Denmark Chiyoda-ku Istanbul ITALY Tel: +45-44-946822 Tokyo 101 Turkey Cabru SAS Fax: +45-44-942709 Japan Tel: +90-1-5881629 Via Ceduti per la PatrIa, 47 Tel: +81-3-338511720 Fax: +90-1-5860698 Peregalio di Lesmo EGYPT Fax: +81-3-38645644 20050 Milan CDnileb UNITED KINGDOM Italy 127 Mohamed Farid Street NETHERLANDS cambridge life Sciences pic Tel: +39-2-8981589 Ceiro Byk Nederland BV Cambridgeshire Business Fax: +39-2-8065174 Egypt Weerenwag 29 Park

Tel: +20-2-3915247 1160 AB Zwanenburg Angel Drove JAPAN Fax: + 20-2-3632591 Netherlands Ely, Cembrldgeshlre FunakoshlCompany,Ltd Tel: +31-2907-5845 CB74DT IPO Box 5262 FRANCE Fax: +31-2907-8117 United Kingdom 9-7 Hongo 2-chome Byk France Tel: +44-0353-687034 Bunkyo-ku 593 Route de 80Issise PORTUGAL Fax: +44-0353-684389 Tokyo 113 BP63 Slpaco TeIax: 818115 Japan 77350 La Mae Sur Seine Comercio Garal E Tel: +81-3-58841622 France Representes LdA Fax: +81-3-58841633 Tel: +33-184371559 Avenue 5 de Outubro Cayman Chemical Telex: 781-28489 Fax: +33-164374209 267 6 8 Esq.

Company 1600 Lisbon lwei Chemicals Company GERMANY/AUSTRIA/SWIT Portugal

Corporate 3-2-10, Nihonbashl-Honcho Byk-Sangtec Dlagnostlca Tel: +351-1-7932523 Chuo-ku Fax: +351-1-7930072 Ceyman Chemical Company GmbH&Co

690 KMS Place Tokyo 103 von Hevasy Stresse 3 Amerlab Ann Arbor, MI48108 Japan 63128 Dletzanbach



Tel: +81-3-2796363 ITALY Fax: + 1-508-880-4861 35483 FernwaId Fax: +81-3-2702425 Chimiea Diagnostica Germany Telex: 25332 via Nicola d'Apulia 15 By region Tel: +49-84-140030

20125 Milan AUSTRALIA Fax: +49-84-1400311 NETHERLANDS Italy Australian Diagnostics Telex: (841) 482 971

campro Benelux Tel: +39-2-2896742 Corporation Ply Ltd Ple8manstraat 59 Fax: + 39-2-2898779 2 Keith campbell Court GREECE 3905 KZ Veenendaal Scorsby Dimitri FoIero8/FoIeros SA Netherlands JORDAN Victoria 3179 15A Loulianou Str Tel: +31-8385-29437 Jordan Lab. Equipment Esl Australia 10692 Athens Fax: +31-8385-42181 AI-Sayegh Center, 1st Floor Tel: +61-3-212-8484 Greece Telex: 844-35391 AI-Abdali Fax: +61-3-212-8484 Tal: +30-1-883

Amman Fax: +30-1-883 SWEDEN Jordan BAHRAIN Telex: 222875

Lab Kemi AS Tal: +962-8-615470 Yousuf Mahmood Husain Frofastegatan III Fax: +962-8-601846 PO Box 23 HONG KONG 42131 Vastra-Frolunda Manama Ciba Coming DlagnosUcs Sweden PORTUGAL Bahrain (HK) Ltd Tal: +46-31-490640 Rosanna carvalho Tal: +973-253547 20JF Gee Chang Hong Centre Fax: +46-31-477890 Importacao e Distribuicao de Fax: +973-251607 65 Wong Chuk Hang Road Telex: 854-21419 Equipaamentos e Reegentes Telex: 4908462HUSAINBN Hong Kong

Lab. Tal: +852-8147337 TAIWAN Av. dos Missionarios 62, BELGIUM Fax: +852-8734245

Unimad Health cara 7%Dt% Ciba Coming DiagnosUcs sa/ Telex: 74673

3F, No. 74, Song-Te Road 2735Cacam nv Taipei Portugal Exealsiorlaan 49 ICELAND Taiwan Tel: +351-1-9143318 1930 Zaventem Stefan Thoraranson Ltd Tal: +886-2-7202215 Fax: +351-1-9143318 Belgium Sidumull32 Fax: +886-2-7233866 Tel: +32-2-7207120 Reykjavik 108 Telex: 27757 SAUDI ARABIA Fax: +32-2-7211212 lealand

Mada AI-Saudi Tal: +354-1-888044 Cold Spring Biotechnology Olyah Prince Sultan Bin BULGARIA Co., Ltd Abdulaziz Sl

Perfect ISRAEL 2F, No. 276-2, T. Tung Road Behind Arab National Bank PO Box 15 carmlra Sec. 1, Chang Shu Wan PO Box 9671 1330 Sofia 22 Ramat HagoIan St Hsichih Chen 221 RIyadh 11433 Bulgaria POB 18080 TaipeiHslen Saudi Arab/a Tal: +359-2-35010 Jerusalem 91160 Taiwan Tel: +966-1-4640652

Fax: + 359-2-3501 0 Israel Tal: +886-2-8478855 Fax: +966-1-4647379 Fax: +886-2-8479160 CANADA ITALY Telex: 33332 SPAIN

Ciba Coming canada Inc Ciba Coming Diagnosucs SpA Coulter CienUfiea SA Via Roma

USA PoIigono Industrial 2 28 Fulton Way Unit #1 108 Palazzo E Ceyman Chemical Company La Fuensanta, Parcala 11 Richmond Hill Cessina de Pecchi 690 KMS Place 28936 MostoIes (Madrid) Ontario, L4B 1 E6 20060 Milan Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Spain canada Italy USA Tel: + 34-91-8453011 Tel: + 1-416-764-1233 Tel: + 39-2-95300425 Tal: + 1-313-862-6756 Fax: +34-91-8455690 Fax: + 1-416-764-1740 Fax: +39-2-95300419 Fax: + 1-313-862-8896

CZECHOSLOVAKIA Telex: (843) 316306

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Norman Lauder Ltd Tel: +357-2-475121/464193 GERMANY Dunfirth BRAZIL Fax: +357-2-457158 E.Merck Butterfield Avenue Quimitra Telex: 2939 Diagnostics Division Rathfamham Comercio e Industria SA Frankfurter Strasse 250 Dublin 14 Calxa Postal 70558 CZECHOSLOVAKIA 64293 Dannstadt Ireland 22741 Rio de Janeiro Merck Spol aro Gennany Tel: +353-1-932643 Brazil Slawetinaka 26 Tel: +49-6151-720 Fax: +353-1-931606 Tel: + 55-21-3424646 1900 Prague-Klanovice Fax: +49-6151-722000 Telex: 93392 Fax: +55-21-3421263 Czechosiovakla

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Mercury Chemical Agencies BURMA DENMARK PO Box 72545 Ltd Inspection & Agency Corp. Merck Denmark AS 16410 Argyroupoll

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GUATEMALA Fax: + 972-5-408403 Bunna Merck Centroamericana SA Telex: 341302 Tel: +95-1-76045/73169 ECUADOR

Telex: 21215 Merck Ecuador CA Apartedo postal 1851



ITALY MEXICO Uma1 SOUTH AFRICA Bracco Industria Chimica SpA Merck-MexIc:o SA Peru Merck Laboratory Supplies Via E. Folli 50 Apartado 8619 Tel: +51-14-620142 PO Box 1998 20134 Milan Mexico OF 06000 Fax: +51-14-620298 Mldrand 1885 Italy MexIco South Africa Tel: +39-2-21771 Tel: +52-5-7289015 PHILIPPINES Tel: +27-11-3151100 Fax: +39-2-26410678 Fax: + 52-5-3590759 Merck Inc. Fax: +27-11-3151353 Telex: 311185 Telex: 1761818 PO Box 1799 Telex: 424534

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Kanto Chemical Co. Inc E. Merck Netherland BV Poland SWEDEN 2-8 Nlhombashl-Honcho-3- BaslsW8g 34 Tel: +48-22-205923 E. MerckAB

choma Postbus 8198 Fax: +48-22-205923 Kungsgatan 65 Choo-ku 1005 AD Amsterdam 111 22 Stockholm Tokyo 103 Netherlands PORTUGAL Sweden Japan Tel: +31-20-5811511 Merck Portuguesa Lda Tel: +48-8-202114 Tel: +81-3-2706500 Fax: +31-20-6149694 Apartado 3185 Fax: +48-8-245594 Fax: +81-3-6690823 Telex: 14382 1304 Usbon Codex Telex: 10677 Telex: 2223446 Portugal NEW ZEALAND Tel: +351-1-3621434 SWITZERLAND Merck Japan Ltd BOH Chemicals Ltd Fax: +351-1-3621445 E.Merck(SchweIz)AG ARCO Tower, 5F PO Box 1246 Telex: 63916 Witlkoner Str. 15 8-1 Shimomeguro 1-chome Palmarston North Postfach 213 Meguro-ku New Zealand SAUDI ARABIA 8029 Zurich Tokyo 153 Tel: +64-8-3582038 AI-Jeel Medical & Trading Co. Switzerland Japan Fax: +64-8-3567311 PO Box 5012 Tel: +41-1-559233 Tel: +81-3-54344722

NICARAGUA Riyadh 11422 Fax: +41-1-559958 Fax: + 81-3-54344706 Saudi Arabia Telex: 816135 Telex: 2226868 Comerclal Genie Penalba SA Tel: +986-1-4041717 Apartado 694 Fax: + 968-1-4059052 SYRIA

JORDAN Managua ON Telex: 401723 Oroguerie Syrle

Henry Marroum & Sons Nicaragua Antranlk Kaprielian Prince Mohammed Street Tel: +505-2-26120/22808

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Merck AS Tel: +968-1-4652916 Telex: 331078 Fax: + 962-8-838088

Postboks 51 Ellingsrudaasen Fax: +968-1-4644981 Te/ax: 5405406 TAIWAN

KOREA 1006 Oslo 10 Merck Taiwan Ltd Merck Korea Ltd Norway

SENEGAL 3. FL, No. 34 Min Chuen West Tel: +47-2-321150 Yeong-Dong Fax: +47-2-305244 Societa Polychlmle SA Road

PO Box 312 Telex: 77413 Bolte Postale 284 PO Box 881058 Seoul Dakar Taipei Korea PAKISTAN Republic du Senegal Taiwan Tel: +82-2-5555964 AD Markar (Pvt) Ltd Tel: +221-323348 Tel: +888-2-5219331 Fsx: +82-2-5571440 0-7 Shaheed-e-Millat Road Fax: +221-320125 Fax: + 886-2-5367734 Telex: 26803 PO Box 2027 Telex: 550 Telex: 21787

KUWAIT Karachi 8 THAILAND Pakistan SINGAPORE Bader Sultan & Bros. Co. Ltd Tel: +92-21-449031 All Eight Marketing Services Merck Ltd 6th Ring Road Fax: +92-21-4559221 Pte Ltd PO Box 128 PO Box 867 Telex: 25280 or 24186 BK-212 Hongkong Street 21 Pratunam Post OffIce 13009 Safat 03-343 Singapore 1953 Bangkok 10409 Kuwait PARAGUAY Singapore Thailand Tel: +965-4332566 Vincente Scavone & CIA Tel: +65-2886388 Tel: +68-2-3080218 Fax: +965-4334217 CEISA Fax: + 65-2849805 Fax: +68-2-3080218

MALAYSIA Casilla de Corrao 427 Telex: 55461 Asuncion TURKEY

Merck (Melaysla) SON BHO Paraguay FE ZUeilig (Trading) Ply Ltd Alfred Paluka & Co. No. 25 Jalan 2171 Tel: +595-21-490251 421 Tagore Avenue PO Box 532 Taman Tun Dr., Ismail Fax: +595-21-494704 PO Box 725 Istanbul-Karakoy 60000 Kuala Lumpur Telex: 44165 9014 Singapore Turkey Malaysia Singapore Tel: +90-1-451246/47 Tel: +60-7-178922 PERU Tel: +65-4598832 Fax: +90-1-524458 Fax: +60-7-178925 Merck Peruane SA Fax: + 65-4582706 Telex: 24971

Casilla 4331 Telex: 21750



UNITED ARAB EMIRA TES FRANCE Fex: +44-0288-352868 Gulf Drug Establishment Unipath SA Gulldhay Antlsara PO Box 3284 6 route de Paisy

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Corporate Guildhay Antisera ltd Fex: + 971-4-22267 Tel: +33-78351731 Unit 6 Telex: 46553 Fax: + 33-78660376 Eurogenetics NV Riverside Business Centre

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Merck ltd LaboservGmbH Belgium Surrey, GU1 4UG Merck House Am ZoIlstock 2 Tel: +32-13-668830 United Kingdom Poole 35392 Giessen Fax: +32-13-664749 Tel: +44-0483-573727 Dorset, BH15 1TD Gennany Telex: 39112 Fax: +44-0483-574828 United Kingdom Tel: +49-641-2674 Tel: +44-0202-669700 Fax: +49-641-28535 By reg/on By reg/on Fex: +44-0202-665599

GREECE BENELUX ITALY Telex: 41186

Biodiagnostics Eurogenetics NV Amika Sri Via Petrella 21

URUGUAY 8 Thetidos Street Transportstraat 4 20124 Milan

Quimica Oriental SA 11528 Athens 3980 Tessenderlo Italy Casilla de corrao 1443 Greece Belgium Tel: + 39-2-208622 Montevideo Tel: +30-1-7211185 Tel: +32-13-668830 Fex: +39-2-225473 Uruguay Fax: +30-1-7214227 Fax: +32-13-664749 Tel: +598-2-250627 Telex: 39112 SWITZERLAND Fax: + 598-2-253334 Biodynamics SA Ready Systemes AG Telex: 23045 Alexandras Avenue & 62 FRANCE PO Box 127 KonIari Sl Eurogenetics France 8437 Bed-ZUrich

USA 11521 Athens Technoparc Switzerland EM Diagnostics Systems Inc. Greece 2 rue leonard di Vinci Tel: +41-56-493233 480 Democrat Road Tel: +30-1-6449421 45072 Orleans la Source Fax: +41-56-493234 Gibbstown, NY 08027 Fax: +30-1-6442266 Cedex 2 USA

ITALY France UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 1-609-423-6300

IFCI Clone Systems Spa Tel: + 33-38697878 Guildhay Antisera ltd Fax: + 1-609-423-0671 Fax: + 33-38635900 Unit 6 Via Del Fomacial 24 Riverside Business Centre

VENEZUELA 40129 Bologna GERMANY Walnut Tree Close

Merck SA Italy Guildford Apartado 2020 Tel: +39-51-326267 Eurogenetics Deutschland Surrey, GU1 4UG Caracas 1010 A Fax: +39-51-323136 Steucon-Canterlll United Kingdom Venezuela Mergenthalerallee 79-61 Tel: +44-0483-573727 Tel: +58-2-213455 Teme Ricerca Sri 65760 Eschbom(Ts Fax: +44-0483-574828 Fex: +58-2-217164 VIa della Rapubblica 20 Gennany Telex: 25236 40068 Dan Lazaro di Savena Tel: +49-6196-470405

Bologna Fax: +49-6196-470407 Hanning aarlln Italy

I Euro-Dlagnostlca Tel: +39-51-454324 ITALY Gmbh Fax: +39-51-464685

Eurogenetics ltalia Corporate Corporate SWEDEN Corso SUN 299

10098 Rivoli-Torino Henning Berlin Gmbh

Euro-Dlagnostica Euro-Dlagnostica AS Komturstrasse 58-62 PO Box 2820 Box 30561 Italy 12099 Berlin 7303 GC Apeldoom 200 62 Malmo Tel: + 39-11-9550333 Gennany Netherlands Sweden Fax: + 39-11-9550329 Tel: +49-30-756950 Tel: +31-55-422433 Fax: +49-30-7511016 Fex: +31-55-425017 SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND

By region BIo ScIence AG ES Genetics Gertlawillstrasse 43 Fanghofll14 F. Hoffman-La BELGIUM 6020 Emmenbruche 6014 Uttau-luzem Rocha Ltd (saa Innogenetics SA Switzerland Switzerland

Kronenburgstraat 45 - 9th Tel: +41-41-555075 Tel: +41-41-574480 undar Rocha Floor Fex: +41-41-558322 Fax: +41-41-575064 DiagnostiC

2000 Antwerpen Systems) Belgium TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM

Organon Teknika Int' Hayat Lab. Maix

Eurogenetics UK ltd Sanavi ve Ticaret AS Veedljk 58 Millet cadessl Rank Ap 76/4 111-113 Waldagrave Road

Hybrltech Europe 2300 Tumhout D8 Teddington, TW11 8ll Belgium 34280 Findikzade Istanbul United Kingdom SA

Turkey Tel: +44-081-977-0166 CANADA Fax: + 44-081-943-9493 Corporate

Immunocorp Sciences Inc UNITED KINGDOM Hybritech Europe SA 5800 Royalmount Euro-Path ltd Parc Scientifique du Sart Montreal Union Hill Frederick Jollot- Tilmen Quebec, H4P 1K5 Stratton Bude Curle (see IZINTA) Allee des Noisetiera 12 Canada ComweU, EX23 9Bl 4031 Liege Tel: + 1-514-733-3000 United Kingdom Belgium Fax: + 1-514-733-1212 Tel: +44-0288-353686 Tel: +32-41-677000



Fax: +32-41-876210 SPAIN Induatriepark, Doomveld 10 UNITED KINGDOM Telex: 42208 Hybritech SA 1713 Asse-Relegem ICN BIomedIcal. Ltd

POB 585 Belgium Eagle House By region 28080 Madrid Tel: +32-2-4660000 Peregrine Buaineu Park AUSTRALIA Spain Fax: + 32-2-4662642 Gomm Road

Hybritech Division Tel: +34-1-8534500 High Wycombe Eli Lilly Australia Fax: +34-1-6235251 CANADA Bucks, HP13 7DL 112 Wharf Road Telex: 22269 ICN Biomedicals canada Ltd United Kingdom West Ryde 1800 Courtney Park Drive E Tel: + 44-0494-443826 New South Wales 2114 USA Unit 1 Fax: +44-0494-473162 Australia Hybritech Inc Mississauga Tel: +61-2-8745377 PO Box 269006 Ontario, L5T 1L7 USA Fax: +61-2-8746970 San Diego Canada ICN Biomedicals Inc Telex: 24280 CA 92196-9006 Tel: + 1-416-670-2570 3300 Hyland Ave

USA Fax: + 1-416-670-2573 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 BELGIUM Tel: + 1-819-455-8700 USA

Hybritech Europe SA Fax: + 1-819-4534124 FRANCE Tel: + 1-714-545-0100 Pare Scientlflque du Sart Telex: 188974 ICN Biomedicals France Fax: + 1-714-557-4872

Tilman SARL Allee des Noisetiera 12 Pare Club d'Oraay 4031 Liege Hycor Biomedical 4 rue Jean Rostand IFCI CloneSystems Belgium Inc 91893 Oraay Cedex Tel: +32-41-877000 France SpA Fax: +32-41-876210 Tel: +33-1-60193737 Telex: 42208 Corporete Fax: +33-1-60193460 Corporate Hycor Biomedical Inc IFCI CloneSystems SpA 18800 Von Karman Avenue CANADA Irvine, CA 92641 GERMANY Sede e Stabllimento Hybritech Division USA ICN Biomedicals GmbH Via Magnanelll 2 Eli Lilly canade Inc Tel: + 1-714-440-2000 Muehlgrabenstrasse 10 40033 casalecchio di Reno 3650 Danforth Avenue Fax: + 1-714-440-2222 53340 Meckenhelm Bologna Scarborough Telex: 403336 Germany Italy Ontario M1N 2E8 Tel: +49-222-588050 Tel: +39-51-575326 canada Fax: +49-222-5880581 Fax: +39-51-592736 Tel: +1-416-694-3221

IBl Gesellschaft fur Fax: + 1-416-699-7252 ICN Blomedlcals GmbH By region Telex: 25132 Immunchemle und Thuringer Strasse 15 ITALY

Immunblologle 37269 Eschwage IFCI CloneSystems SpA FRANCE mbH Germany Sade e Stabilimento

Hybritech France Tel: +49-5651-10611 Via Magnanelll 2 Div Diag de Lilly France SA Corporate Fax: +49-15651-8711 40033 Casalecchlo dl Reno BP 119 78192 Trappes Cedex IBL Gesellschaft fOr ITALY Bologna

France Immunchemie und ICN Biomedicals SpA Italy

Tel: +33-1-30663336 Immunblologie mbH Ediflclo Bz Via Roma, 108 Tel: + 39-51-575326

Fax: + 33-1-30661173 Flughafenstrasse 528 Caulna de'Pecchi 20060 Fax: +39-51-592736

Telex: 695439 Airport Center, Haus C Milan 22335 Hamburg Italy SPAIN

GERMANY Germany Tel: + 39-2-959501 IFCI Clone Systems Espana

Hybritech GmbH Tel: +49-40-5328910 Fax: + 39-2-95750222 Plaza de La Torra 7 - 4 Planta Emil-Hoffmann-Str 7a Fax: + 49-40-52369111 08006 Barcelona 50996 KoIn JAPAN Spain Germany ICN Blomedicals Japan Ltd Tel: +34-3-2375932 Tel: +49-2236-61051/4 ICN Blomedlcals 8th Floor lidabashi Central Bid Fax: +34-3-4158300 Fax: + 49-2236-88325 Inc 4-7-10Iidabashi Telex: 8881869 Chlyoda-ku

Corporate Tokyo 102 Immunoblol°Ttlcal ITALY leN Biomedicals Inc Japan laboratories see

Hybritach 3300 Hyland Ave Tel: +81-3-32370844 IBl GeseUschaft fUr DIY. Dleg. della Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Fax: +81-3-32370646 Immunchemle und Ell Lilly ltalia SpA USA Via A. Gramsci 733 Tel: + 1-714-545-0100 MEXICO Immunblologle 50019 Seato Florentino Fax: + 1-714-557-4872 leN Biomedicals Mexico mbH Italy calzada Ermita Iztapalapa Tel: +39-55-42571 By region 436 Fax: + 39-55-4257285 AUSTRALIA Mexico OF 09080 Telex: 570194 ICN Biomedicals Australasia Mexico Immundlagnostlk

Ply Ltd Tel: + 52-5-5820380 NETHERLANDS Unit 12 Fax: +52-5-5814938 GmbH

Hybritech Nederland 12/31 Seven Hills Road North Corporate Dieg. DIv. van Eli Lilly Seven Hills 2141 NETHERLANDS Nederland bv New South Wales leN Biomedical BV Immundiagnostik GmbH

Readstede 15 Austral/a Stephensonstraat 45 Wllhelmstrasse 7 3431 HA Nieuwegein Tel: +61-2-8367422 2723 RM Zoetermeer 64625 Benshelm Netherlands Fax: +61-2-8387390 Netherlands Germany Tel: +31-3402-79711 Tel: +31-20-6147781 Tel: +49-6251-39082/83 Fax: + 31-3402-46554 BELGIUM Fax: +31-20-8147801 Fax: +49-6251-39084

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IRELAND SWITZERLAND Fu: +42-2-7004385 Immunodlagnostlc Medlabs Labodla Systems Ltd Unit 1C caae Postale 4 FRANCE

Stlilorgan Ind Park 1137 Yens Immunotech SA Corporate Stillorgan Switzerland 130 Avenue de Lattre de

Immunodlagnostlc Systems County Dublin Tel: +41-21-8004857 TalSigny Ltd Ireland Fax: +41-21-8003449 BP 177

Boldon Business Park Tel: +353-1-952101 13278 Marseille Cedex 9 Boldon Fu: +353-1-952185 TURKEY France Tyne & Wear, NE35 9PO Akaen Ltd Tel: +33-91172700 United Kingdom KOREA GMK Bulvari 85/8 Fu: +33-91414358 Tel: +44-091-5190880 II Sung Pharmaceutical Maltepe 08570 Fax: +44-091-5190760 44-7,1-KA Ankara GERMANY

Wonhyo-Ro Turkey Olanove-Immunotech GmbH By raglan Yong San-ku Tel: +9D-4-2297147 Rabol8en 5 AUSTRALIA Seoul Fax: +90-4-2314191 20095 Hamburg

Immunodlagnoatlca Korea Germany 12-14 Purkis St Fax: +82-2-7176331 UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +49-40-323074 PO Box 128 EmaH: +82-2-718-7239 IDS Ltd Fu: +49-40-322190 Cemperdown Boldon Buslneaa Park New South Wales 2050 LUXEMBOUG Boldon MOROCCO Australia Luxdiagnostlcs SARL Tyne & Wear, NE35 9PO Immunotech Maroc Tel: +61-2-5199300 BP36 United Kingdom L'Ocean No.3 Fu: +61-2-5196782 5601 Mondorf-l .... Balns Tel: +44-091-5190660 52 avenue de la Resistance

Luxembourg Fax: +44-091-5190760 Rabat AUSTRIA Tel: + 352-3846679 Morocco

Dlagnoatlka Fu: +352-3847305 Tel: +212-7-700448 Postbox 115 Immunotech Fu: +212-7-721104 1091 Vienna PORTUGAL Corporation Austria Salls Lda USA Tel: +43-222-3252942 AvenkJa 0 cartoa Corporate Amaclnc Fu: +43-222-328318 35-1 Eaq 160 B Larrabee Rd

1200 Lisbon Immunotech Corporation Westbrook, ME 04092 CANADA Portugal 90 Windom Straet USA

NCS Diagnostics Tel: +351-1-3962924 PO Box 860 Tal: + 1-207-854-0426 Fax: +351-1-3972593 Boston, MA 02134

130 Matheson Blvd East USA Fax: + 1-207-854-0116

Unit 2 QATAR Tel: + 1-617-787-1010 MIaaIssauga ScI Tech Arabia Fax: + 1-617-787-0315 Iincstar Corporation I Ontario, LAZ 176 PO Box 8359 Cenada Doha By region Tel: + 1-416-890-0177 Corporate Fax: + 1-416-890-4850 Qatar USA

Tel: +974-411605 Immunotech Corporation Incatar Corporation Fax: +974-411606 90 Windom Street PO Box 285

CYPRUS PO Box 860 1990 Industrial Boulevard Mediaell Co Ltd SINGAPORE Boston, MA 02134 Stillwater, MN 55082 55 Umeaaol Avenue Singapore Biotech USA USA PO Box 6318 12 Science Park Drive 02-01/ Tel: + 1-617-787-1010 Tel: + 1-612-439-9710 NIcoeia13O 3/4 Fax: +1-617-787-0315 Fax: + 1-612-779-7847 Cyprus The Mendel Telex: 02 6879023 Tel: +357-2-494300 Singapore ScIence Park 0511 Fu: +357-2-131362 Singapore Ilmmunotech SA By region

DENMARK Tel: +65-7791919 ARGENTINA Fax: +65-7791112 Intarnatlonal Unk SA

Riact Corporate Coneaa 2556 Oatarbrogade 95 SOUTH AFRICA Immunotech SA Buenos Aires 1428 2100 Kobenhavin 0 Southam Cross 130 Avenue de Lattre de Argentina Denmark Biotechnology T888igny Tel: +54-1-5432310 Tel: +45-1380500 PO Box 23681 BP 177 Fax: +54-1-5413923 Fu: + 45-1388035 Claremont 7735 13276 Marseille Cedex 9 Telex: 18234

South AfrIca France GERMANY Tel: +27-11-21615186 Tel: +33-91172700 AUSTRALIA

ORG Fax: +27-11-21817734 Fax: +33-91414358 Pacific Dlagnoatlca Frankfurter Str 59 8 Murdoch Circuit 35037 MarburgfLahn SPAIN By ragion AcacIa RIdge Germany ATOM SA CZECHOSLOVAKIA Queensland 4110 Tel: +49-8421-23005 Paaaelg d'Amunt 18 Adlco-Immunotech camperdown Fu: +49-8421-24155 08024 Barcelona Radlova 1 Australia

GREECE Spain 10227 Prague 10 Tel: +61-7-2737111 Tel: + 34-3-2147904 CzechoaIovakia Fu: +61-7-2737122

BIometrIc SA Fax: + 34-3-21 08255 Tel: +42-2-7004388 34G Seferi Street Fax: +42-2-7004365 AUSTRIA 15451 Neo Paychlko Nuclear Iberica SA Olpllng ZoItan Szabo GmbH Athena Pintor Roseles 36 Adlc:o spol s.r.o. Kalbeckgasae 5 Greece 28008 Madrid Radlova 1 1180 Vienna Tel: +30-1-8475288 Spain 102 27 Prague 10 Austria Fu: +30-1-8471094 Tel: +34-1-5421803 Czechoslovakia Tel: +43-222-471572

Fu: +34-1-5427701 Tel: +42-2-7004368 Fax: +43-222-47157220



Telex: 116667 Telex: 178110 INDIA NEW ZEALAND Ezra Brothers PacIfIc DIagnostIca

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Fax: + 20-2-3492687 ITALY DRG International Inc Labcare do Brasil Produtos Telex: 20983 SORIN-ltaly V/O Sovincentr

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Pro-Cirurgica PIOdutos Fax: +358-D-85201770 JAPAN

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France Fex: +81-3-5057820 Fax: +27-11-4651454 CANADA Tel: + 33-1-46665611

Incstar Corporation Fax: +33-1-46661483 KOREA SPAIN PO Box 285 Telex: 832381 SORIN F New Korea Industrial Co Ltd SORIN Espana SA 1990 Industrial Boulevard 819-3 Yeok San-Dong Dr Esquerdo 70 Stillwater, MN 55082 GERMANY Kang Nam-ku 28007 Madrid USA SORIN-Deutschland Seoul Spain Tel: + 1-800-328-1428 Optizstrasse10 Korea Tel: +34-1-4096655 Fax: + 1-612-779-7847 40470 Dusseldorf Tel: +82-2-552-2531 Fax: +34-1-4097763

CHILE Germany Fax: +82-2-557-0763 SWEDEN

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Singapore Biotech PTE LTD Lunastlgen 3 Santiago

Sorin Biomedice Deutschland 12 Science Park Drive 14144 Huddinge ChIle AG 02-01103104 The Mendel Sweden Tel: +56-2-775042 Tel: +48-8-7480990 Fax: + 56-2-378882 Opltz8trasse10 Singapore Science Park Fax: +48-8-7468496 Telex: 346082 40470 Dusseldorf Singapore 0511

Germany Singapore SWITZERLAND CZECHOSLOVAKIA Tel: +49-211-618031113 Tel: +65-7791919 DRGAG

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Athens 28 31 Col Portales TAIWAN DENMARK Greece Maxlco City New Scientlftc Equipment Co

BIotech IgG Aps Tel: +30-1-7754379 CP03570 Ltd Godthabsvaenget 14A Fax: +30-1-7756356 Mexico PO Box 33-022 2000 Fraderlksberg Telex: 225495 Tel: + 52-5-5395524 11F-1 32 Kungyuan Rd Denmark Fex: +52-5-5328274 Taipei 10039 Tel: +45-31193011 HONG KONG Telex: 1764328 Taiwan Fax: +45-31190350 ScIence Intematlonal Tel: +886-2-3315260

Corporation NETHERLANDS Fax: +886-2-3118283 EASTERN EUROPE 14JF Gee Tuck Building SORIN Blomedica

ORO International Inc 16-20 Bonham Strang East Zekeringstraat 48 TURKEY 1167 Route 22 East SheungWan 1014 BT Amsterdam Aksen Import - Export Mktg Mountainside, NJ 07092 Hong Kong Netherlands Co Ltd USA Tel: +852-5437442 Tel: +31-20-627858 PK 475 Kizilay Tel: + 1-809-233-2075 Fax: +852-5414089 Fax: +31-20-846741 Ankara Fax: + 1-609-233-0756 Turkey



Tel: +90-4-229 7147 Telex: 861/22-5360 canada \Laboratolra Fax: +90-4-2314191 Tel: + 1-416-781-4399 Telex: 44388 By region Fax: + 1-416-788-5814 Fumouze

HUNGARY UNITED KINGDOM "Frederic Joliot-Curie" DENMARK Corporate

Incstar Ltd National Res. Institute for Amersham Denmark ApS Laboratoire Fumouze Charles House RadIobiol. Biokken 11 28 Rue des Freres Chausson Toutley Rd and Radiohygiene 3460 Blrkerod 92800 Asnlares Wokingham POB 101 Denmark Frence Berkshire, RG11 5QN 1775 Budapest Tel: +45-820222 Tal: +33-1-49884142 United KIngdom Hungary Fax: +33-1-49884100 Tel: +44-0734-772893 Tel: +36-1-2260144 FRANCE Fax: +44-0734-792081 Fax: +36-1-2288974 Kodak Diagnostic SA

Telex: 861/22-5103 8 Ave du canada I Medlx Biotech Inc USA BP232

lnester Corporation Inst. of Isotopes of the 91943 Les Ulls Cedex Corporate PO Box 285 Hungarian Acad. of Frence Medlx BIotech Inc 1990 Industrial Boulevard ScIences Tel: +33-1-89885300 420 Lincoln Centre Drive Stillwater, MN 55082 POB77 Fax: +33-1-84480484 Foster City, CA 94404 USA 1525 Budapest USA Tel: +1-812-439-9710 Hungary GERMANY Tel: + 1-415-573-3315 Fax: + 1-812-779-7847 Tel: + 36-1-1898588/9499 Kodak Diagnostik Fax: +1-415-573-8734 Telex: 02 8879023 Fax: +36-1-1585045 (Deutschland) GmbH

Telex: 861/22-5360 Mascheroder Wag 1 b YUGOSLAVIA 38124 Braunschweig

Medgenlx METALKA/DRG Intamational National Inst. of Hsematology Gennany Inc & Blood Transfusion Tel: +49-531-2010 DiagnostiCS

Dalmatlnova 2 POB44 LJubljana 81000 1502 Budapest ITALY Corporate Yugoslavia Hungary Kodak Diagnostici Sri Medgenlx Diagnostics Tel: +36-82-25991 Via Ia Matteotll 82 Zoning Industrlel Fax: +36-82-212175 IZINTA 20092 Clnlsello B 8220 Flaurus Telex: 33125 Trading Subsidiary of Inst. of Milan Belgium

Isotopes Italy Tel: +32-71-818112 POB77 Tel: +39-2-880281 Fax: +32-71-810300

Institute of Isotopes 1525 Budapest Fax: + 39-2-86028785 Hungary By region of the Hungarian Tel: +36-1-1695078 JAPAN

Academy of Fax: +36-1-1758458 AMERICA

Amersham Medical Ltd Nordon Intarnational Inc Sciences (see Telex: 861/22-5360 Tokyo Toyama Kalkan 447 March Road, PO Box IZiNTA) 1-3-101 Hakusan 5-chome 13500

Bunkyo-Ku Kaneta (Ontario) Kodak Clinical Tokyo 112 K2K 1X8 Diagnostics Ltd Japan canada

Intarnatlonal CIS Tel: +81-3-38160218 Tel: + 1-813-592-2790 fS" CIS blo Corporate Fax: + 1-813-592-8937 Kodak CHnlcal Diagnostics Ltd NETHERLANDS

ntarnatlonal) Mandeville House Amersham Nederland BV ASIA PACIFIC 82 The Broadwey Amerikastraat 3a Nordion International Inc Arneraham 5232 BE Hertogenbosch AsIa Pacific Office Bucks, HP7 OHJ Netherlands 237 Lockart Road

Intamatlonal United KIngdom Tel: +31-73-418525 Wanchai Immuno- Tel: +44-0494-431717

NORWAY Hong Kong

Diagnostics Fax: +44-0494-431185 Tal: +852-8289328 Telex: 83447 Kodak Norge AfS Fax: + 852-8289378

Corporate Trollasvelen 6

By region 1410 Kolbotn AUSTRIA Intamatlonal Immuno- AUSTRALIA Norway Bender + Co GmbH

Diagnostics Ameraham Australia Ply Ltd Tel: +47-20-818181 Dr Boehringer Ga8se 5-11 1155 Chess Drive #121 PO Box 99 Fax: +47-20-800612 1121 Vienna Foster CIty, CA 94404 North Ryde Austria USA New South Wales 2113 UNITED KINGDOM Tal: +43-222-801050 Tel: + 1-415-345-9518 Australia Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd Fax: + 43-222-801 05488 Fax: + 1-415-576-1810 Tel: +81-2-8882288 Mandeville House

82 The Broadway BELGIUM

IIZlNTA BELGIUM Arnersham Medgenix Diagnostics SA

Arneraham Belgium SA/NV Bucks, HP7 OHJ Zoning Industrlel Rue Salnt-Lambertstraat 135 United KIngdom 8220 Fleurus

Corporate 1200 Brussels Tel: +44-0494-431717 Belgium IZINTA Belgium Fax: +44-0494-431185 Tel: +32-71-818112 Trading Subslclary of Inst. of Tel: +32-2-7700075 Fax: +32-71-810300

leotopes USA POB77 CANADA Clinical Products Division DENMARK 1525 Budapelt Kodak canada Inc Eastman Kodak Company Apodan Hungary 3500 Egllnton Avenue West Rochester, NY 14850 Lergravsvej 835 Tel: +36-1-1895078 Toronto USA 2300 Copenhagen Fax: +36-1-1758458 Ontario M8M 1V3 Denmark



Tel: +45-32-971555 Jordan Piddington San Juan capistrano, CA Fax: +45-32-972101 Tel: +962-8602145 Northampton, NN7 2DA 92690

Fax: + 962-6684057 United Kingdom USA EGYPT Tel: +44-0804-870370 Tel: + 1-714-728-4000

Gammatracle Co NETHERLANDS Fax: +44-0604-870194 Fax: + 1-714-728-4970 PO Box 12665/81 Medgenix BV EI Mohandai Prlnterweg 15 By region cairo 3821 AR Amersfoort Metra Blosystams ARGENTINA Egypt Netherlands Inc Export Resource Tel: + 20-2-3480997 Tel: +31-33-560580 Management SA Fax: + 20-2-3492687 Fax: +31-33-560903

Corporate Av. Corrlentea 932-2-8 1043 Buenos Aires

FINLAND SPAIN Metra Bioayatems Inc Argentina MAP Medical Technologies Medyrad SL 265 N Whisman Road Tel: +54-1-3261112/1543 Inc Mar Egeo 1 Mountein View Fax: +54-1-3261112 C/O VTT Reactor Laboratory 28224 PozueIo de Alarcon CA94043 Otakaarl, 3A Madrid USA AUSTRALIA 02150 Eapoo Spain Tel: + 1-415-903-9400 Sigma Pharmaceutical Ply Ltd Finland Tel: +34-1-3526200 Fax: +1-415903-9500 SPL Diagnostics DivIsion Tel: + 358-0-4586360 Fax: +34-1-3524183 PO Box 144, 1408 Centre Fax: + 358-0-4566390 Road

SWITZERLAND Mltsublshl Clayton Victoria 3188 FRANCE MedganixAG Petrochemical Co. Australia BIotechnie SA France Haupstraaae 4 Ltd Tel: +61-3-5429580J9m Sagarls 139 8598 Bottighofen-Krauzlingen Fax: +61-3-5429567/9521 Rungis Cedex 94524 Switzerland Corporate Telex: 30224 France Tel: +41-72-756190 Tel: +33-1-48872288 Fax: +41-72-756193 Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co.

AUSTRIA Fax: +33-1-46860892 Ltd BSM Dlagnoatlca GmbH

TURKEY 5-2 Maunouchi 2-chome GERMANY Chiyoda-ku AJaeratraaae 25

Teaat Ltd 1080 Vienna Medgenix Group Deutschland TunaUhilmi cad. Tokyo 100 Austria Use-Meitner Straaae 4A Boklum Sok. 40/15 Japan Tel: +43-1-4395650 40882 Ratingen DoatIar APT 06660 Fax: +81-33283-5808 Fax: +43-1-43956514 Germany Turkey Telex: 118869 Tel: +49-2102-4060 Tel: + 90-4-4270897 Fax: +49-2102-406123 Fax: + 90-4-4270886 Mitsui BELGIUM

GREECE Pharmaceuticals Instrumentation Laboratory Imagenix UNITED ARAB EMIRA TES Inc. (Belgium) NV/SA 119 Klfiaaias Ave Emirate Hospitals Supply Excelsiorlaan 81, Bus 1 Maroussi PO Box 368 Corporate 1930 Zaventem 15124 Athens Abu Dhabi Mitsui Pharmaceuticals Inc. Belgium Greece United Arab Emirates 12-2, Nihonbashi 3-chome Tel: +32-2-7252052 Tel: +30-1-7750121 Tel: +971-2773311 Chuo-ku Fax: +32-2-7212409 Fax: +30-1-8028B32 Fax: +971-2772442 Tokyo 103

Japan BRAZIL IRELAND UNITED KINGDOM Tel: + 81-3-32744711 Ambriex SA

Brownes Lab Diagnostics Div Medgenix Ltd Fax: +81-3-32744670 Rua Tupi, 535 Sandyford Industrial Estate Unit 8, Warren Yard CEP 01233-907 Foxrock Warren Farm Office Village By region Sao Paulo, SP Dublin 18 Wolverton Mill

JAPAN Brazil Ireland Milton Keynes

Mitsui Pharmaceuticals Inc. Tel: +55-11-8266722 Tel: +353-1-953401 MK125NW

Diagnostics and Instrument Fax: +55-11-8253206 United Kingdom Telex: 21348 Fax: +353-1-953818 Tel: +44-908-225322 Division Fax: +44-908-226216 5-12, lwarnoto-cho 3-chome

FINLAND ISRAEL Chlyoda-ku Lavi

MelJa Dlagnostlk Tokyo 101 SMS Group 10 Shamgar Street Japan Post Box 115 Zahala GmbH Tel: +81-3-38645591 2970 Hoersholm Tel Aviv 69935 Fax: +81-3-38649732 Denmark Israel Corporate Tel: +45-980014501 Tel: +972-3-471214 Melja Dlagnoatik GmbH Mitsui Pharmaceuticals Inc. Fax: +972-3-477431 Lillenthaistraaae 25 12-2, Nihonbashi 3-chome FRANCE

Untemehmenspark Chuo-ku MalHnckrodt Medicsl SA ITALY 34123 Kaaael Tokyo 103 7 Avenue du General de

Medgenix Dlagnosticl Halla Germany Japan Gaulle - Llsaes Fiori Palazzo F1 Tel: +49-561-571577/8 Tel: +81-3-32744711 BP50 Centro Commerciale Milano Fax: +49-561-571836 Fax: +81-3-32744670 91002 Evry Cedex 20090 Assago Milan Frence Italy Tel: +33-1-64976486 Tel: +39-2-57510338 Metachem Nichols Institute Fax: + 33-1-64976487 Fax: +39-2-57510345

Diagnostics Ltd Diagnostics Telex: 603084

JORDAN GERMANY Doaa Trading Est. Corporate Corporate Nichols Institute Diagnostlka PO Box 925814 Metachem Diagnostics Ltd Nichols Institute Diagnostics GmbH Amman 29 Forest Rd 33608 Ortega Highway Dieaeistraaae 18



61231 Bad Nauhelm MEXICO SPAIN I Novo Nordlak AlS Germany Inteksa Izaea SA Tel: +49-8032-91060 AmoI88 320 Aragon 90 Fax: +49-8032-910621 Col. del Valle 08015 Barcelona Corporate

Mexico OF 03100 Spain Novo Nordiak A/S GREECE Mexico Tel: +34-3-4010101 Novo BIoIabe

Blodiagnostics - A. Spanos Tel: +52-5-6639/8698 Fax: +34-3-4510674 Novo Allee 10 Thelldoa Str Fax: + 52-5-6539/0148 Telex: 51027J52687 2880 Bagsvaard 11528 Athens Telex: 1764277 Denmark Greece

NETHERlANDS SWEDEN Tel: + 30-1-7223611 SMS Gruppen Fax: +30-1-7214227 Nichols Institute DIagnostics

Post Box 115 Organon Teknlka Telex: 223898 BV

NIeuwewag 172 2970 Hoeraholm nv HONG KONG 8803 BT Wljchen Denmark

Health care Products Ltd Netherlands Tel: +45-042120240 Corporate Talkoo Trading Estate Tel: +31-6894-11424 Organon Teknlka nv

Fax: +31-6894-23010 SWITZERlAND AKZO WalWick House, 12th Floor Nichols Institute Diagnostics Veedljk 58

East Quarry Bay NEW ZEALAND SA 2300 Tumhout

Intermed Scientific Ltd 45A Route des Acacias Belgium Hong Kong PO Box 33-268 1227 Las Acacias, Geneva Tel: +32-14-404040 Tel: +652-5635193 Fax: + 652-5659537 Takapuna,Auc~nd Switzerland Fax: +32-14-421600

Telex: 63775 New zealand Tel: +41-22-3429640 Tel: +64-9-4431264 Fax: +41-22-3429648

INDIA Fax: + 64-9-4448419 Orion Corporation, Godrej Soaps Ltd NORWAY

TAIWAN Orion Dlagnostlca BIotechnology Division SMS Gruppen

Taiwan Life Support Systems Plrojsha Nagar Post Box 115 9F No 74, Hsln-YI Road, Sec Corporate Eastem Express Highway 2970 Hoersholm 2 Orion Corporetlon, Orion VlkhlOll Denmark Taipei 10601 Dlagnostlca Bombay 400079 Tel: +45-05010005 Taiwan PO Box 63 India Tel: +886-2-3224158 02101 Espoo Tel: +91-22-5171861 PORTUGAL Fax: + 886-2-3224088 Finland Fax: +91-22-5171525 lzasa Portugal SA Telex: 12115 Tel: +358-0-4291

Avda Ventura Terra 15, 1 Fax: + 358-0-4292794 ISRAR 1600 Lisbon TURKEY

PIOmedLtd Portugal NEPHA By region 17 Heharesh Street Tel: +351-1-7570740 nbbl Cihazlar ncaret ve FINLAND Ness Ziona 70400 Fax: +351-1-7599529 Seney! Ltd Orion CorporatIon, Orion Israel Telex: 42536 Yuksal cad. 7/M KIzIlay Dlagnostlca Tel: + 972-8-404288 06650 Ankare PO Box 63 Fax: +972-8-405921 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Turkey 02101 Espoo

Foss Electric (Ireland) Ltd Tel: +90-4-4172082 Finland JAPAN Sandyford Industrial Estate Fax: +90-4-4188152 Tel: +358-0-4291

Nioon MedI-Physics Co Ltd Corrig Road Fax: + 358-0-4292794 Nlhon Jlsho Delich! Bldg FoxlOCk UNITED KINGDOM 1-13-5 Kudan Kite Dublin 18 Nichols Institute Diagnostics

Orion Corporation, Orion Chlyoda-Ku RepubHc of Ireland Dlagnostica Tokyo 102 Tel: +353-1-2953301

Ltd PO Box 425 Japan Fax: +353-1-2955806

White House 20101 Turku Tel: +81-3-32342910 High Street Finland Fax: +81-3-32646749 SCAN DINA VIA Newport Tel: +358-21-862011 Telex: 232 5061 SMS Gruppen Essex, CB11 3PQ Fax: +358-21-862546

Post Box 115 United Kingdom KOREA 2970 Hoeraholm Tel: +44-0799-42007 NORWAY

EWON Yanghaeng Denmark Fax: +44-0799-42017 Orion Dlagnostlca es Corporellon Tel: +45-42864400 Postboks 321

EWON Building Fax: +45-42864861 USA 1371 Asker 219-8 Beng E-dong Nichols Institute Diagnostics Norway Song pa-ku SINGAPORE 33606 Ortega Highway Tel: +47-86904675 Seoul Singapore BIotech Pte Ltd San Juan capiatrano, CA Fax: +47-86904786 Korea 12 Scienca Park Drive 92690 Tel: +82-2-4200921 No. 02-01/03/04 The Mendel USA SWEDEN Fa1c: +82-2-4136564 Singapore Science Park Tel: + 1-714-728-4000 Orion Dlagnostlca AB Telex: 27948 Singapore 0511 Fax: + 1-714-728-4970 Radhuset

Singapore 8-81900 TI088 MALAYSIA Tel: +65-7791919 VENEZUELA Sweden

BIotech Corporation (M) Sdn Fax: +65-7791112 RePl888nteciones Galeon CA Tel: +46-158-13280 Bhd IRA Av. Los Palos Grendes Fax: +46-158-17355

43G Jalan Madan Sella 1 SOUTH AFRICA Edf. Concorde #13-4 Plaza Damanaara Benmore Diagnostics caracas USA

Buldt Damanaara PO Box 764978 Venezuela Orion Dlagnostlca Inc

50490 Kuala Lumpur Sandton 2146 PO Box 218 Malaysia South Africa Tel: +58-2-18240119 Somerset, NJ 08875-0218 Tel: +80-3-2555423/5488 Tel: +27-11-8041936 Fax: + 58-2-2636541 USA Fax: + 80-3-2555069 Fax: +27-11-8041957 Tel: + 1-908-246-3386



FtJK: + 1-908-246-0570 751 82 Uppaala 01840 Vantaa HouttuInlaan 4 Sweden Finland Box 17

I Pantex Tel: + 18-183000 Tel: +358-0-8521122 3440 AA Woerden FtJK: +18-894783 FtJK: + 358-0-8521148 Netherlands Telex: 78118 Tel: +31-3480-77833

Corporate FRANCE Fax: + 31-3480-77612

Pantex By region Phannacia Diagnostics SA Telex: 42625

1737 21st Street AUSTRALIA BP.210

Santa Monica, CA 90404 Pharmacia (Australia) Ply Ltd 78051 St Quentin en NORWAY USA 4 Byfield St YveHnes Cedex Pharmacla Diagnostics A/S

PO Box 175 Franca Gjerdrumsvei 10B North Ryde Tel: +33-1·30843400 0486 Oslo 4

Peninsula New South Wales 2113 Fax: +33-1-30434445 Norway Australia Telex: 896501 Tel: +47·22·184121

laboratories Tel: +61·2-3901500 Fax: +47·22·184129 Europe Ltd Fax: +61·2-3901556 GERMANY

Telex: 26991 Phannacia Diagnostics GmbH SPAIN Corporate Munzlnger Strasse 9 Pharmacia SA

Peninsula laboratories AUSTRIA 79111 Freiburg Ctra de Gracia a Man .... km

Europe Ltd Phannacia Gas.m.b.H. Germany 15 PO Box 62 DIagnostics Tel: +49-761-49030 Sant Cuget del Valles 17K West Slda Industrial Est Oberlaaer Stresse 251 Fax: +49-781-4903249 08190 Barcelona Jackson St Postfach 297 Telex: 7721513 Spain St Helens 1100 Vienna

GREE~MIDDLESAST Tel: +34-3-582·1717

Merseyside, WAS 3AJ Austria FtJK: +34-3-582·1720 United Kingdom Tel: +43-222-6866250 Phannacia Export SA

Tel: +44-0744-612108 Fax: +43-222-686625211 14 Voullagmenls Ave SWEDEN Fax: +44-0744-30084 PO Box 70051 Pharmacia Diagnostics Telex: 629705 BELGIUM Glyfada Sverlge AS

Pharmacia NV SA 16610 Athens 751 82 Uppsala

By region Rue de la Fusee 62-b2 Greeca Sweden

GERMANY 1130 Brussels Tel: +30-1·9629961 Tel: +48-18-183000

PenInsula Laboratories GmbH Balglum Fax: +30-1·9609963 Fax: +48-18-140358

Neckarstaden 10 Tel: +32·2·7274411 Telex: 219684 Telex: 76118

69117 Heidelberg FtJK: +32·2·7274400 HONG KONG Germany Telex: 62128 SWITZERLAND

Tel: +49-6221-187447 Pharmacia Biotech Far East Phannacia AG, Diagnostics

FtJK: +49-6221·167557 BRAZIL Ltd Lageratrasse 14 Pharmacia 8Iotech do Brasil 11fF South West 8600 Dubendorf

JAPAN Rua Wanderlay, 832/848 Warwick House, Taikoo Place Switzerlend

Funako8hi Co Ltd Pompela 28 Tong Chong Straet Tel: +41·1-8211818

IPO Box 5262 05011-001 Sao Paulo, SP Quarry Bay Fax: +41·1-8221815

Jupiter Unl Bldg Brazil Hong Kong

Tel: +55-11-6726833 Tel: +852-811-8893 UNITED KINGDOM

9-7 Hongo 2-Chome Fax: +852-811-5270 Bunkyo-Ku Fax: +55-11-8730464 Pharmacia Diagnostics

Tokyo 113 INDIA Davy Avenue

CANADA KnowIhlli Japan

Pharmacia Canada Inc Pharmacia Representative Milton Keynes, MKB 8PH

UNITED KINGDOM 500 Morgan Blvd OffIca United Kingdom

Phannacia House Peninsula Laboratories Bale d'Urfe.Quebec 18 Cunningham Rd

Tel: +44-0908-803782

Europe Ltd H9X3V1 Fax: + 44-0908-803799 Canada

Bangalore 560052 Telex: 826 778 PO Box 62 India 17K West SIde Industrial Est Tel: + 1-514-457-6861 Tel: +91-812·29630 Jackson St Fax: + 1-514-457-4816 Telex: 845 2786

USA

St Helena Telex: 5821607 Pharmacia Diagnostics

Merseyside, WAS 3AJ ITALY 800 Centennial Avenue

United Kingdom DENMARK Pharmacia SpA Piscataway, NJ 08854

Pharmacia Diagnostics USA Tel: +44-0744-612108 Via Bisceglia 104 Tel: + 1·800-348-4364 Fax: +44-0744-30084 eto Pharmacia BIoaystams AS 20152 Milan Telex: 829705 Gyd8Vang 21 Italy

Fax: + 1-908-457-8010

3450 Allerod Tel: +39-2-483231 USA Denmark Fax: +39-2-419390 I Radlm-Techland SA I Peninsula Laboratories Inc Tel: +45-48141000 Telex: 328268

611 Taylor Way Fax: +45-48141008 Belmont, CA 94002 Telex: 42112 JAPAN Corporate USA Pharmacia BIosystems KK Radim-Techland SA Tel: + 1-415-592-5392 SASTEUROP~REECE Honda Denki Bldg, 5-37 Parc Scientiflque du Sart· FtJK: +1-415-595-4071 Pharmacia International Kaml-Osaki 4-chome Tilman Telex: 172511 Rue de la Fusee 62·b2 Shlnagawe-ku Avenue Pre /ltJ1y 10

1130 Brussels Tokyo 141 4031 Angleur (LIege) BelgIum Japan Ba/glum

Pharmacla Tel: +32·2·7274550 Tel: + 81-3-34929271 Tel: +32-41-674484

Diagnostics AB Fax: +32·2·7274555 Fax: +81·3-34929240 Fax: +32-41-670063

Telex: 2423915

Corporate FINLAND By region

Phannacia Diagnostics NETHERLANDS BELGIUM Pharmacia Diagnostics AB Rejatorpantla 41 C Pharmacia Diagnostics BV Radim-Techland SA

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Pare Scientlfique du Sart- Hospital and Laboratory ISRAEL SOUTH AFRICA Tilman Departments Gamldor Ltd Bio Medical Well Organisation Ply Ltd

Avenue Pre Ally 10 PO Box 63 Sarvicea & Supplies PO Box 15912 4031 Angleur (Uege) 02631 Espoo 63 PO Box 120 DoomfonteIn2028 Belgium Finland Savyon 58915 Transvaal Tel: +32-41-674464 Tel: +358-0-54091 Israel South AfrIca Fax: +32-41-670063 Fax: + 358-0-524988 Tel: +972-3-346008 Tel: +27-11-4022890

Telex: 121038 Fax: + 972-3-348573 Fax: +27-11-4028241 ITALY Telex: 381674 Telex: 9450617

SEACsrt FRANCE Via dl Prato, 72/14 Laboratortes Euroblo ITALY SPAIN 50041 calenzano-Prato (FI) ZA Courtaboeuf Medical Systems SpA Mallinckrodt Iberica SA Italy 7 Ave de Scandlnavle Via RIo Torbldo 40 Julian carnartllo 35 Tel: +39-5508877469 91953 Lea Ulis Cedex B 16165 Genoa Struppa 28037 Medrtd Fax: +39-55-8877771 France Italy Spain

Tel: +33-1-69079477 Tel: +39-10-83401 Tel: +34-1-7542282 SPAIN Fax: +33-1-69079534 Fax: +39-10-604661 Fax: +34-1-3272207

Radlm lberice SA Telex: 681425 Telex: 270310 Telex: 42191 C. Lepanto, 339 Bejos, Local 7 GERMANY JAPAN SWEDEN 08025 Barcelona Hermann Biermann GmbH Ramco Japan Co. Ltd Axel Johnson Lab. System AB SpaIn Hohe Strasse 4-6 Ohlzuml Hights 101 171 83 SoIna Tel: +34-3-4333921 61231 Bad Nauhelm 5-7-726 Shlnkanaoka-Cho Swedan Fax: + 34-3-4333796 Garmany Sakal Tel: +46-8-7576350

Tel: +49-6032-809416 Osaka Fax: +46-8-7576340 Fax: + 49-6032-809466 Japan

Ramco Telex: 4184170 Tel: +81-6-722-573309 SWITZERLAND

laboratories Inc. Fax: +81-6-722-573899 Buehlmann laboratories AG GREECE Postfach

Corporate P BacacosSA KOREA 4123 Alischwli 1 3 Megalou Alexadrou Street New Korea Industrial Switzertand

Ramco laboratories Inc. Company Ltd Tel: +41-61-4812828 4507 Mt Vernon 10437 Athens

Greece Samwoo, Building 819-3 Fax: +41-61-4812825 Houston, TX 77006 Tel: +30-1-52312715 Yeogsarn-dong Telex: 963214 USA Fax: +30-1-5229141 Kangnam-ku, CPO Box 2342 Tel: + 1-713-528-9677 Telex: 214245 Seoul 135 UNITED KINGDOM Fax: + 1-713-526-1528 Korea Atlas Bioscan Ltd

By region Omlkron Medical SA (EIA Tel: +82-2-5522531 Town Crosa Avenue ONLy) Fax: + 82-2-5570763 Bognor Regis

AUSTRALIA Tagmatarhou Plessa 29 & Telex: 25559 W. Sussex, P021 2DR Bio Mediq Ply Ltd Sokratous 214 United Kingdom 1 Wlillamsons Road, 176 74 Kailithea NETHERLANDS Tel: +44-0243-868640

Doncaster Athens Dlegnostlc Products Fax: + 44-0243-624859 Melbourne Greece Corporetlon Nethertands 3108 Victoria Tel: +30-1-9428106 BV USA AustraHa Fax: +30-1-9425166 Van GoIstelniean 28 Ramco laboratories Inc. Tel: +61-3-8401800 7339 GT Apeldoom 4507 Mt Vernon Fax: +61-3-8402767 HONG KONG Netherlands Houston, TX 77006 Telex: 790-38066

Sciance International Tel: +31-55-413355 USA

Corporation Fax: +31-55-428279 Tel: + 1-713-526-9677 CANADA PO Box 33362 Fax: + 1-713-526-1528

Wellmark Diagnostics Sheung Wan Post Office NEW ZEALAND

650 Woodlawn Road West Salmond Smith Biolab Limited Guelph, Ontario Hong Kong 37-39 Woodside Avenue Randox N1K 188 Tel: +852-5437442 Private Bag canada Fax: + 852-5414089 Northcote, Auckland 9 laboratories Ltd Tel: + 1-519-836-6440 Telex: 60285 Newlealand Fax: + 1-519-836-8454

HUNGARY Tel: +84-9-4183039 Corporate Fax: +84-9-4180729 Randox Laboretories Ltd

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Japan Tel: +44-0707-366000 79111 Frelburg

By region Tel: +81-3-54701707 Fax: +44-0707-373556 Gennany Fax: +81-3-54701720 Tel: +49-761-490510 AUSTRALIA

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Tel: + 32-2-5258211 Portugal Shinjuku-ku Fax: + 32-2-5258201 Tel: +351-1-4164565 Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur, Tokyo 180

Fax: +351-1-4186677 Inc Japan BRAZIL 1000 Lake Hazaltine Drive Tel: +81-3-52720203

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NETHERLANDS Corporation Tel: +81-3-4691281 BRAZIL Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur Fax: +81-3-4666544 Sigma-Aldrich Chemical

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Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur Fax: +41-22-7763981 Sigma-Aldrich sro Lda Ares Services SA Telex: 419348 Krizikova 27

Rua ArtIlharia UM, 63 - rIc (Serono) 180 00 Prague 8

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Fax: +351-1-3806099 Ares Services SA (Serono) Tel: +41-22-3540311 15bis, Chemin des Mines Fax: +41-22-3642839 FRANCE

SPAIN 1202 Geneva Sigma Chimi S.a.r.l.

Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur Switzerland Ares Services SA (Serono) L'lsle d'Abeau Chesnes Tel: +41-22-7388000 BP 701 SA Fax: +41-22-7312179

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28002 Madrid Telex: 412141 Switzerland Cedex

Spain Tel: +41-22-7388000 France

Tel: +34-1-5630100 By region Fax: +41-22-7312179 Tel: +33-74822800

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Fax: +54-1-7637219 Tel: + 1-215-264-2800 Germany 4501 Solothum

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Germany USA Spain

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Genetic Systems Fax: +39-2-66104360 Tel: +61-2-899-9977 Telex: 855282 Telex: 334101 Fax: +61-2-899-9742

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INDEX OF ANAL YTES BY MANUFACTURER AND DETECTION SYSTEM

Abbott Laboratorl.s FluoIomeltic

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free ~ subunit) - 63

Follicle Stimulating Honnone - 121 Insulin - 185 Luteinizing Hormone - 228 Prolactin - 338 ThyIOld Stimulating Hormone - 380

Am .... ham International pic Rad1oI8olopIc

AngIoten8lnl-16 Angloten8in II - 19 cx-AtrIal Natriuretic Peptide - 257 Bombasln (Gaatrin ReleasIng Peptide)-

23 Calcitonin - 29 Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide - 38 Cholecystokinin Octapeptide - 41 Corticotrophin Releasing Factor - 77 ~Endorphin - 90 Endolhelin-1-21 - 98 Endothelin-1,2 - 98 Endothelin-1,2 - 99 Ga8trin (Total; Total + CCK or Ga8trin-

17) -148 Growth Hormone Releasing Factor - 179 Insulin - 187 Insulin-like Growth Factor-I - 198 Leucine Enkephalin -104 Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone

-156 Methionine Enkephalin - 105 Neurokinin A - 266 Neuropeptlde Y - 269 Neurotensln - 270 Somato8tatin - 358 Substance P - 382 Va808Cllve Intestinal Polypeptide - 411 Va80pre8sln - 415

Baxter H.althcare Fluorometrlc

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 53 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 122 luteinizing Hormone - 228 Prolactin - 338 ThyIOId Stimulating Hormone - 381

Bay.r Diagnostics C%rimeltic

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact) - 43 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 107 luteinizing Hormone - 212 Prolactin-323 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 385

Becton Dickinson Rad1oI8olopIc

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact & free ~ subunit) - 67

Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 128 GastrIn - 144 Luteinizing Hormone - 233 Prolactin - 343 ThyIOId Stimulating Hormone - 388

B.hrlngwerke AG Luminotrllllric:

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact) - 56 Foi1lcie Stimulating Hormone - 125 luteinizing Hormone - 229 Prolactin - 341 ThyIOId Stimulating Hormone - 384

Radioisotopic Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact) - 57 C-Peptlde of Insulin - 80 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 129 Insulin -187

Luteinizing Hormone - 233 Placental Lactogen - 312 Prolactin - 344 Thyroid Stimulating Hormona - 389

B.hrlngw.rk. AG/PB Diagnostics RUOIDITIetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 53 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 122 Luteinizing Hormone - 227 Prolactin - 339 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 381

Blnax RIIdIoI8OtopIc

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact & free ~ subunH) - 68

Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 129 Insulin -188 Luteinizing Hormone - 234 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 389

Bloclon. Australia Pty Ltd Colorimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 44 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 108 Growth Hormone - 159 Luteinizing Hormone - 213 Prolactin - 324 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 388 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (neonatal) -

404 Radioisotopic

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free ~ subunH) - 68

Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 130 Growth Hormone - 166 In8ulin-Like Growth Factor-I - 198 Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Pro-

tein-3 - 207 Luteinizing Hormone - 234 Prolactin - 344 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 390

Blodata Spa Radioisotopic

c-Peptlde of InsuDn - 80 Glucagon - 150 Growth Hormone - 166 Plasma RenIn Activity (Angiotensin I) -

317 Blo-Lln. SA Radioisotopic

Parathyroid Hormone (intact) - 290 Parathyroid Hormone (Intact) - 291

Blom.dlce GmbH RIIdIo/sotopic

8/g Endothelin - 102 Endothelln-1,2 - 99

Blom.dlcal T.chnologl.slnc Colorimetric

Oateocalcln - 273 Radioisotopic

Osteocalcln - 275 Blom.rlca Colorimetric

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 366 Radioisotopic

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact) - 58

bloM.rI.ux .a Colorimetric


FIuotometrIc ChorIonIc Gonadotrophin (Intact) - 54 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 123 Luteinizing Hormone - 227 ThyIOId Stimulating Hormone - 382

RBdioIsotopk: Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 58 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 130 Growth Hormone - 187 Growth Hormone - 187 InsuDn -168 luteinizing Hormone - 235 Prolactin - 345 ThyIOId Stimulating Hormone - 391

Blo-R&d Laboratorl •• RadioIBOtopic

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact) - 57 ParathyroId Hormone (Intact) - 291 ThyIOId Stimulating Hormone - 390

Blore •• arch Ireland Colorimetric

Oateocaicln - 274 Blotacx Laboratorl.s Inc Radioisotopic

Placental Lactogen - 312

Bo.hrlng.r Mannh.'m Immunodlagnostlcs Colorimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free ~ 8ubunlt) - 80

FoWcle Stimulating Hormone - 109 Insulin - 183 Luteinizing Hormone - 214 Prolactin - 325 ThyIOId Stimulating Hormone - 367

Buhlmann Laboratorl.s AG Colorimetric

Melatonin - 252 Radioisotopic

Angiotensin II - 19 Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone - 157 Somatostatin - 358 Vaaopre8sln - 416 Va80pre8sln - 416

Byk-Sangtac Dlagnostlca Lumlnometrlc

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free ~ subunit) - 64

Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 125 Luteinizing Hormone - 230 Prolactin - 341 ThyIOId Stimulating Hormone - 385

Radioisotopic Calcitonin - 29 Calcitonin - 30 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free ~

subunit) - 69 C-Peptlde of InauDn - 81 FoIHcIe Stimulating Hormone - 131 Luteinizing Hormone - 235 Perathyrold Hormone (Intact) - 292 Prolactin-345 ThyIOId Stimulating Hormone - 391

Cambrldg. Life Scl.nces Radioisotopic

Growth Hormone - 168 Cayman Ch.mlcal Company Colorimetric

Endothelin - 94 Substance P - 361

Chlmlca Dlagnostlca ColorimetriC

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 45



Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 109 Growth Hormone - 160 luteinizing Hormone - 214 Prolactin - 325 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 368

Clba Corning Luminometric



Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 126 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 126 Luteinizing Hormone - 230 Luteinizing Hormone - 231 Parethyrold Hormone (intact) - 288 Prolactin - 342 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 385 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 386

DAKOA/S Colorimetric

Osteocalcin - 274 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 368

Diagnostic Products Corporation LumillOmetric


Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 127 Luteinizing Hormone - 231 Parathyroid Hormone (intact) - 289

Radioisotopic Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 3 Calcitonin - 30 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 59 C-Peptlde of Insulin - 81 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 131 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 132 Gastrin - 145 Glucagon - 151 Growth Hormone - 168 Insulin - 189 Luteinizing Hormone - 236 Luteinizing Hormone - 236 Parathyroid Hormone (MM) - 300 Placental Lactogen - 313 Prolactin - 346 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 392 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (neonatal) -

406

Diagnostic Systems laboratories Inc Colorimetric


RadioiSOtopic Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 3 Calcitonin - 31 Calcitonin - 31 C-Peptide of Insulin - 82 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 132 Insulin - 189 Insulin-Uke Growth Factor-I- 199 Insulln-Uke Growth Factor-I - 200 Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (free) - 199 Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II - 204 Insulin-Uke Growth Factor Binding Pro-

tein-1 - 206 Insulin-Uke Growth Factor Binding Pro

tein-3 - 208 Insulin-Uke Growth Factor Binding Pro

teln-3 - 208 Luteinizing Hormone - 237

Osteocalcin - 276 Osteocalcin - 276 Parathyroid Hormone (C-terminal) - 303 Parathyroid Hormone Qntact) - 292 Parathyroid Hormone (MM) - 300 Parathyroid Hormone Related Peptide -

305 Prolactin - 346 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 392 Vasopressin - 417

DRG Instruments GmbH Colorimetric

C-Peptide of Insulin - 79

Du Pont Radioisotopic

Endothelln-1,2 - 100 Plasma Renin Activity (Angiotensin I) -

318 Plasma Renin Activity (Angiotensin I) -

318

E. Merck Colorimetric


E. MerckJBlotrol Colorimetric


Elias USA Inc Colorimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 47 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 111 Growth Hormone - 160 Luteinizing Hormone - 216 Prolactin - 327

Radioisotopic Melatonin - 253

Euro-Dlagnostlca BV Radioisotopic

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 4 Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 4 Angiotensin II - 20 ct-Atrlal Natriuretic Peptide - 257 Calcitonin - 32 C-Peptide of Insulin - 82 ~Endorphln - 91 Endothelin - 95 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 133 Gastrin - 145 Glucagon - 151 Growth Hormone - 169 Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I - 200 Luteinizing Hormone - 237 Luteinizing Hormone ReleaSing Hormone

- 157 ct-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone - 248 Motilin - 255 Neurotensln - 271 Pancreatic Polypeptide - 285 Prolactin - 347 Prolactin - 347 Somatostatin - 359 Substance P - 363 Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide - 411 Vasopressin - 417

Eurogenetlcs Colorimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact) - 47

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Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 112 Growth Hormone - 161 Luteinizing Hormone - 217 Prolactin - 328 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 370

Frederic Jollot-Curle Res. Inst. for Radiobiology & Radlohyglene Radioisotopic

Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 133 Placental Lactogen - 313 Prolactin - 348 Thyrotrophin Releasing Hormone - 409

FuJlreblo Inc Colorimetric

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (neonatal) -405

Gulldhay Ltd Colorimetric


Radioisotopic C-Peptlde of Insulin - 83

Henning Berlin GmbH Luminometric

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 2 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 386

RadioisotopiC Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 5 Osteocalcin - 277 Parathyroid Hormone (MM) - 301 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 393 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 393

Hybritech Europe Colorimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 48 RadioisotopiC

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 59 Growth Hormone - 169 Prolactin - 348

Hycor Biomedical Inc Radioisotopic

Parathyroid Hormone (intact) - 293 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 394

ICN Blomedlcals Inc Colorimetric

Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 113 Luteinizing Hormone - 218 Prolactin - 329 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 371 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (neonatal) -

405 Radioisotopic

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 5 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free ~

subunit) - 69 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 134 Glucagon - 152 Growth Hormone - 170 Insulin - 190 Insulin - 190 Luteinizing Hormone - 238 Luteinizing Hormone - 238 Prolactin - 349 Prolactin - 349 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 394 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (neonatal) -

407

IFCI Clone Systems Colorimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free ~


subunit) - 81 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 113 Growth Hormone - 181 Luteinizing Hormone - 218 ProlactIn - 329 Thyroid StImulating Honnone - 372

Immundlagnostlk GmbH Radioisotopic

Calcitonin - 32 CoPeptide of Insulin - 83 Gastrin - 148 Parathyroid Honnone (intact) - 293 Parathyroid Hormone (intacf/C-tanninal) -

304 Parathyroid Honnone (intacf/MM) - 299 Parathyroid Hormone (N-tanninal) - 299

Immuno Biological Laboratories (IBL) ColorImetric

Melatonin Sulphata - 254 Radioisotopic

Follicle Stimulating Honnone - 134 Luteinizing Honnone - 239 Melatonin - 253 Parathyroid Honnone (intact) - 294

Immunodlagnostlc Systems Ltd Colorimetric

Insulin-Uke Growth Factor-I - 197 Parathyroid Honnone (intact) - 287 Proiactln - 330

Radioisotopic Follicle StImulating Hormone - 135 Growth Hormone - 170 Growth Hormone - 171 Luteinizing Honnone - 239 Parathyroid Honnone (intact) - 294 Proiactln - 350 ThyroId Stimulating Honnone - 395 Thyroid Stimulating Honnone (neonatal) -

407

Immunotech Corporation Colorimetric

Follicle StImulating Honnone - 114 Luteinizing Honnone - 219 Prolactin - 330 Thyroid Stimulating Honnone - 372 Thyroid Stimulating Honnone - 373

Immunotech sa Radioisotopic

C-Peptlde of Insulin - 84 Follicle StImulating Honnone - 135 Growth Hormone -171 Luteinizing Honnone - 240 Plasma Renin Activity (Angiotansin I) -

319 Proiactin - 350 Thyroid Stimulating Honnone - 395 Thyroid Stimulating Honnone - 398

Incstar Corporation Radioisotopic

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 8 «-AtrIal Natriuretic Peptide - 258 Bombesin (Gastrin Releasing Peptide) -

24 Calcitonin - 33 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact & free P-

subunit) - 70 c-Peptlde of Insulin - 84 p-Endorphin - 91 p-Endorphin - 92 Follicle StImulating Honnone - 138 Gastrin - 148 Growth Hormone - 172 Insulin - 191 Insulin-Uke Growth Factor-I (Somatome-

din-C) - 201 Luteinizing Hormone - 240 «-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone - 249 Methionine EnkephaHn - 108 Neurotansln - 271 Ostaocalcin - 277 Parathyroid Hormone (C-tarmlnal) - 303 Parathyroid Hormone ~ntact) - 295 Parathyroid Hormone (MM) - 301 Parathyroid Hormone Related Peptide -

308 Plasma Renin Activity (Angiotansin I) -

319 Proiactin - 351 Somatostatin - 359 Substance P - 383 ThyroId StImulating Hormone - 398 Thyroid StImulating Hormone - 397 Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide - 412 Vasopressin - 418

Institute of Isotopes Co., Ltd Radioisotopic

Osteocalcin - 278 Thyroid StImulating Hormone - 397

International CIS CoIotimetric

Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 114 Luteinizing Hormone - 219 Prolactin - 331 ThyroId Stimulating Hormone - 373

Radioisotopic Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 8 Calcitonin - 33 Calcitonin - 34 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (free p..aubunit) -

75 C-Peptide of Insulin - 85 Follicle StImulating Hormone - 138 Gastrin - 147 Growth Hormone - 172 Insulin - 191 Luteinizing Honnone - 241 Osteocalcin - 278 Ostaocalcln - 279 Parathyroid Hormone (intact) - 295 Plasma Renin Activity - 320 Prolactin - 351 Thyroid StImulating Hormone - 398 Thyroid StImulating Hormone (neonatal) -

408

International Immunodlagnostlcs CoIotimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 49 Follicle Stimulating Honnone - 115 Growth Hormone - 182 Luteinizing Hormone - 220 Proiactin - 331 Thyroid StImulating Hormone - 374

Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd Luminometrlc

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact & free P-subunit) - 88

Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 127 Luteinizing Honnone - 232 Proiactln • 342 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 387

Radioisotopic ChorioniC Gonadotrophin (intact & free P

subunit) - 70 Chorionic Gonadotrophin ~ntact & free P-

subunit) -71 Follicle StImulating Hormone - 137 Luteinizing Hormone - 241 Placental Lactogen - 314 Proiactin - 352

ThyroId Stimulating Hormone - 398 Laboratolre Fumouze CoIotimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 49 Follicle StImulating Hormone - 115 Luteinizing Hormone - 220 Prolactin - 332

Medgenlx Diagnostics CoIotimetric

Calcitonin - 28 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (lntect & free P-

subunit) - 81 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 118 Growth Hormone - 182 Inhibin - 181 Insulin -184 Luteinizing Hormone (specific) - 248 Parathyroid Hormone (intact) - 288 Prolactin - 332 Thyroid StImulating Hormone - 374

Radioisotopic Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 7 Calcitonin - 34 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free P

subunit) - 71 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (free p..subunlt) -

75 C-Peptlde of Insulin - 85 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 137 Growth Hormone - 173 Insulin - 192 Insulin - 192 Lutainizlng Honnone - 242 Luteinizing Hormone (specific) - 247 Parathyroid Hormone (Intact) - 298 Placental Lactogen - 314 Prolactin - 352 Somatomedin-C - 201 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 399

Medlx Biotech Inc Colorimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 50 Follicle Stimulating Hormone -118 Growth Hormone - 183 Luteinizing Honnone - 221 Prolactin - 333 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 375

MelJa Dlagnostlk GmbH Colorimetric

Placental Lactogen - 310 Lumlnometrlc

Parathyroid Hormone ~ntact) - 289 Metachem Diagnostics Ltd Radioisotopic

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact) - 80 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 399

Metra Blosystems CoIotimetric

Ostaocalcin - 275 Mltsublshl Petrochemical Co. Ltd Radioisotopic

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 7 Calcitonin - 35 Ostaocalcin - 279 Vasopressin - 418

Mitsui Pharmaceuticals Inc Colorimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact) - 50 Follicle Stimulating Hormone -117 Insulin - 184 Luteinizing Hormone - 221 Prolactin - 333 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 375

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Nichols Institute Diagnostics Luminometdc

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 2 Chorionic Gonadotrophin Qntact) - 56 Follicle StImulating Hormone - 128 Growth Hormone - 165 Luteinizing Hormone - 232 Parathyroid Hormone Qntact) - 290 Prolactin - 343 Thyroid StImulating Hormone - 387

RadIo/sotopic Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 8 Angiotensin II - 20 cx-AIrial Natriuretic Peptide - 258 cx-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide - 259 Calcitonin - 35 ChorioniC Gonadotrophin (intact & frae p-

subunit) - 72 p-Endorphln - 92 Endothelln-1 - 96 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 138 Growth Hormone - 173 Insulin-Uke Growth Factor-I (Somatome

din-C) - 202 Insulin-Uke Growth Factor Binding Pro-

tein-3 - 209 Luteinizing Hormone - 242 Melatonin - 254 Ostaocalcln - 280 Parethyrold Hormone (C-termlnaIJUM) -

302 Parethyroid Hormone (Intact) - 296 Parathyroid Hormone Related Peptide -

306 Prolactin - 353 Renin ActIve - 322 ThyroId Stimulating Hormone - 400 Vasopressin - 419

Novo Nordlsk Radioisotopic

C-Peptlde of Insulin - 86 C-Peptlde of Insulin - 86 Glucagon - 152

R8dIo8ctJvity Insulin -186

Organon Teknlka Fluorometric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin Qntact) - 54 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 123 Luteinizing Hormone - 228 Prolactin - 339 Thyroid StImulating Hormone - 382

Orion Dlagnostlca CoIotimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 51 Follicle StImulating Hormone - 117 Luteinizing Hormone - 222 Prolactin - 334 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 376

RadIo/sotopic FoiNcIe Stimulating Hormone - 138 Growth Hormone - 174 luteinizing Hormone - 243 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 400

Pantex Radioisotopic

Follcle StImulating Hormone - 139 Foilcle StImulating Hormone - 139 GastrIn - 147 luteinizing Hormone - 243 luteinizing Hormone - 244 Prolactin - 353 Prolactln-354 thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 401

Peninsula laboratories Inc Colorimetric

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 1 Angiotensin I - 15 Angiotensin II - 18 ex-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide - 256 Bradykinin - 28 Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide - 37 Corticotrophin Releasing Factor - 76 Endothelln-1 - 96 Insulin - 185 Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone

- 156 Luteinizing Hormone Relessing Hormone

- 155 Neurokinin A - 265 Neuropeptlde Y - 288 Oxytocin - 281 Somatostatin - 357 Substance P - 382 Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide - 410

Radioisotopic Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 8 Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - 9 Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (1-24) - 9 Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (18-39) -

10 Adrenomedullin (1-52) - 11 Amylin -12 Amylin (1-13) - 13 Amylin (25-37) Amide - 13 Amyloid B-Protein (1-40) - 14 Angiotensin I - 16 Angiotensin II - 21 Angiotensin 11- 21 ex-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide - 259 p-Atrial Natriuretic Polypeptide - 280 Big Endothelin - 103 Big Gastrin 1 - 149 Bombesln (Gastrin Releasing Peptide)-

24 Bredyklnin - 27 Brein Natriuretic Peptlde-32 - 281 C-Type Natriuretic Peptlde-22 - 281 Calcitonin - 38 Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide - 38 Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide - 39 Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide II - 40 Cholecystokinin Octapeptide - 42 Corticotrophin Releasing Factor - 77 Corticotrophin Releasing Factor - 78 C-Peptlde of Insulin - 87 Eledoisin - 89 p-Endorphln - 93 Endothelln - 95 Endothelin-1 - 97 Endothelln-2 - 100 Endothelln-3 -101 Galanln - 142 Gastric Inhibitory Peptide - 143 Gastrin 1 - 148 Gastrin releasing peptide - 25 Glucagon - 153 Glucagon-like Peptide-2 - 154 Gn-RH Associated Peptide - 158 Growth Hormone - 174 Growth Hormone Releasing Factor - 180 Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (30-

44) Amide - 180 Inhlbln, ex-Subunlt (1-32) - 182 Insulin - 193 Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I - 202 Katacalcin (PDN-21) - 210 Leucine Enkephalin - 105 Leumorphln - 211 Luteinizing Hormone Relessing Hormone

-156 ex-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone - 249


p-Melenocyte StImulating Hormone - 250 y-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone - 260 y3 -Me1anocyte StImulating Hormone - 251 Methionine Enkephalin - 106 Neurokinin A - 286 Neurokinin B - 287 Neuropeptlde Y - 289 Neurotensln - 272 N-proCT-36 Osteocalcln - 280 Oxytocin - 282 PACAP27-NHz - 283 PACAP38 - 284 Pancreatic Polypeptide - 286 Parathyroid Hormone (1-34) - 297 Parathyroid Hormone (1-38) - 298 Parethyroid Hormone (1-44) - 298 Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein (1-

34) - 307 Parathyroid Hormone Related Protaln (1-

34) - 306 Peptide YY - 309 PHM-27 -414 Prepro-ANF (28-55) - 282 Prepro-ANF (56-92) - 282 Prepro-ANF (104-116) - 283 Prepro-ANF (104-123) - 283 Somatostatin - 360 Substance P - 364 Urodilatin - 284 Vasoactive Inteatinel Peptide - 412 Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide - 413 Vasopressin - 419 Vasopressin - 420

Pharmacla Diagnostics Radioisotopic

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free p-subunit) - 72

Growth Hormone - 175 Insulin - 193 Insulin - 194 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 401

Radlm SpA Colorimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin Qntact & free p-subunit) - 62

Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 118 Luteinizing Hormone - 222 Placental Lactogen - 311 Prolactin - 334 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 376

Radioisotopic Angiotensin I - 17 Chorionic Gonadotrophin Qntact & free p-

subunit) - 73 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 140 Growth Hormone - 175 Growth Hormone - 176 Insulin - 194 Luteinizing Hormone - 244 Placental Lactogen - 315 Placental Lactogen - 315 Prolactln-354 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 402

Ramco laboratories Inc Radioisotopic

Parathyroid Hormone (MM) - 302

Randox laboratories Ltd Colorimetric

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 3n Research and Diagnostic Antibodies Radioisotopic

ex-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide - 280 Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide - 39


Corticotrophin Releasing Factor - 78 Endothelin-1 - 97 Endothelln-2 - 101 Endothelln-3 - 102 Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I - 203 Insulin-Uke Growth Factor-II - 205 Parathyroid Honnone Related Peptide -

307 Vasoactive Inteatinal Peptide - 413

Roche Diagnostic Systems Colorimetric

Follicle Stimulating Honnone - 118 luteinizing Honnone - 223 Prolactin - 335 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 3n

Sanofl Diagnostics Pasteur Luminometrlc

Chorionic Gonadotrophin Qntact & free Psubunit) - 67

Thyroid Stimulating Honnone - 388 Radioisotopic

Angiotensin II - 22 Growth Hormone - 176 Insulin - 195 Renin Active - 322 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 402

Sclmedlx Corporation Colorimetric

Placental Lactogen - 311

Serono Diagnostics Colorimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact & free Psubunit) - 62


FoIHcle Stimulating Hormone - 119 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 119 luteinizing Hormone - 223 Luteinizing Honnone - 224 Prolactin - 335 Prolactin - 336 Thyroid Stimulating Honnone - 378 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 378

RBdIoIsotopic Chorionic Gonadotrophin Qntact & free P

subunit) - 73

Follicle Stimulating Honnone - 140 Luteinizing Hormone - 245 Prolactin - 355 Thyroid Stimulating Honnone - 403

SFRI Laboratolre Colorimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 51 Follicle Stimulating Hormone -120 Luteinizing Hormone - 224 Prolactin - 336

Sigma Diagnostics Colorimetric

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 379 Sorln Blomedlca Colorimetric

Growth Hormone - 163 Radioisotopic

Follicle Stimulating Honnone - 141 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 141 Growth Hormone - 1n Growth Hormone - 1n Insulin -195 Luteinizing Hormone - 245 Plasma Renin Activity (Angiotensin I) -

320 Plasma Renin Activity (Angiotensin I) -

321 Prolactin - 355 Prolactin - 356 Thyroid Stimulating Honnone - 403

Syva Fluorometric

Thyroid Stimulating Honnone - 383 Technogenetlcs Radioisotopic

C-Peptide of Insulin - 87 Insulin - 196 Parathyroid Hormone Qntact) - 297 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 404

Technogenetlcs sri Radioisotopic

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact & free Psubunit) - 74

C-Peptide of Insulin - 88 Growth Hormone - 178

Insulin - 196 Placental Lactogen - 316 Plasma Renin Activity (Angiotensin I) -

321

Tosoh Corporation and Eurogenetlcs F/uorometric


Chorionic Gonadotrophin Qntact) - 55 FoJUcle Stimulating Honnone - 124 Growth Hormone - 184 Insulin - 186 Luteinizing Hormone - 228 Prolactin - 340 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - 383

United Biotech Inc Colorimetric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 52 Follicle Stimulating Hormone -120 Growth Hormone -184 Luteinizing Hormone - 225 Prolactin - 337 Thyroid Stimulating Honnone - 379

Veda Lab ColorimetriC

Chorionic Gonadotrophin Qntact) - 52 Follicle Stimulating Honnone - 121 Luteinizing Hormone - 225 Prolactin - 337 Thyroid Stimulating Hennone - 380

Wallac Fluorometric

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) - 55 Chorionic Gonadotrophin· (free P-aubunit)

-74 Follicle Stimulating Hormone - 124 Growth Hormone - 165 Luteinizing Hormone - 229 Luteinizing Hormone (specific) - 246 Prolactin - 340 Thyroid Stimulating Honnone - 384 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (neonatal) -

406



INDEX OF MANUFACTURERS BY ANAL YTE AND DETECTION SYSTEM

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone Colorimetric

Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 1 Luminometrlc

Henning Berlin GmbH - 2 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 2

Radioisotopic Diagnostic Products Corporation - 3 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 3 Euro-Diagnostica BV - 4 Euro-Diagnostica BV - 4 Henning Berlin GmbH - 5 ICN Biomedicals Inc - 5 Incstar Corporation - 6 Intemational CIS - 6 Medgenix Diagnostics - 7 Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co. Ltd - 7 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 8 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 8 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 9

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (1-24) Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 9 Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (1S-39) RadioisotopiC

Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 10

Adrenomedullin (i-52) Radioisotopic


Amylin Radioisotopic


Amylin (1-13) Radioisotopic


Amylin (25-37) Amide Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 13 Amyloid B-Proteln (1-40) Radioisotopic


Angiotensin I Colorimetric

Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 15 RadioisotopiC

Amersham Intamational pic - 16 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 16 Radim SpA - 17

Angiotensin II Colorimetric

Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 18 Radioisotopic

Amersham Intemational pic - 19 Buhlmann Laboratories AG - 19 Euro-Dlagnostica BV - 20 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 20 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 21 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 21 Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur - 22

ex-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Colorimetric


Amersham Intemational pic - 257 Euro-Diagnostlca BV - 257 Incstar Corporation - 258 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 258 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 259 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 259 Research and Diagnostic Antibodies - 260

p-Atrial Natriuretic Polypeptide Radioisotopic


Big Endothelin Radioisotopic

Biomedlca GmbH - 102 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 103

Big Gastrin 1 Radioisotopic


Bombesin (see also Gastrin Releasing Peptide) Radioisotopic

Amersham Intemational pic - 23 Incstar Corporation - 24 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 24

Bradykinin Colorimetric



Brain Natriuretic Peptide-32 Radioisotopic


C-Type Natriuretic Peptide-22 Radioisotopic


Calcitonin Colorimetric

Medgenix Diagnostics - 28 Radioisotopic

Amersham Intemational piC - 29 Byk-Sangtec Diagnostica - 29 Byk-Sangtec Diagnostica - 30 Diagnostic Products Corporation - 30 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 31 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 31 Euro-Diagnostica BV - 32 Immundiagnostik GmbH - 32 Incstar Corporation - 33 Intemational CIS - 33 Intemational CIS - 34 Medgenix Diagnostics - 34 Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co. Ltd - 35 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 35 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 36

Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide Colorimetric


Amersham Intemational pic - 38 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 38 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 39 Research and Diagnostic Antibodies - 39

Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide II Radioisotopic


Cholecystokinin Octapeptide RadioisotopiC

Amersham Intemational pic - 41 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 42

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (free P.subunlt) Fluorometric

Wallac - 74 Radioisotopic

Intemational CIS - 75 Medgenix Diagnostics - 75

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Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) Colorimetric

Bayer Diagnostics - 43 Bioclone Australia Ply Ltd - 44 bioMerieux sa - 44 Chimica Diagnostica - 45 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 45 E. Merck -46 E. Merck/Biotrol - 46 Elias USA Inc - 47 Eurogenetics - 47 Guildhay Ltd - 48 Hybritech Europe - 48 Intemational Immunodiagnostics - 49 Laboratoire Fumouze - 49 Medix Biotech Inc - 50 Mitsui Pharmaceuticals Inc - 50 Orion Diagnostica - 51 SFRI Laboratoire - 51 United Biotech Inc - 52 Veda Lab - 52

Fluorometric Baxter Healthcare - 53 Behringwerke AG/PB Diagnostics - 53 bioMerieux sa - 54 Organon Teknika - 54 Tosoh Corporation and Eurogenetics - 55 Wallac - 55

Luminometric Behringwerke AG - 56 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 56

Radioisotopic Behringwerke AG - 57 bioMerieux sa - 58 Bio-Rad Laboratories - 57 Biomerica - 58 Diagnostic Products Corporation - 59 Hybritech Europe - 59 Metachem Diagnostics Ltd - 60

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact & free p-subunlt) Colorimetric

Boehringer Mannheim Immunodiagnostics - 60

IFCI Clone Systems - 61 Medgenix Diagnostics - 61 Radim SpA - 62 Serono Diagnostics - 62 Serono Diagnostics - 63

Fluorometric Abbott Laboratories - 63 Tosoh Corporation and Eurogenetics - 64

Luminometric Byk-Sangtec Diagnostica - 64 Ciba Coming - 65 Ciba Coming - 65 Diagnostic Products Corporation - 66 Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd - 66 Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur - 67

Radioisotopic Becton Dickinson - 67 Binax - 68 Bioclone Australia Ply Ltd - 68 Byk-Sangtec Diagnostica - 69 ICN Biomedicals Inc - 69 Incstar Corporation - 70 Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd - 70 Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd - 71 Medgenix Diagnostics - 71 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 72 Pharmacia Diagnostics - 72 Radim SpA - 73 Serono Diagnostics - 73 Technogenetics sri - 74

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Corticotrophin Releasing Factor Colorimetric


Amersham International pic - n Peninsula Laboratories Inc - n Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 78 Research and Diagnostic Antibodies - 78

C-Peptlde of Insulin ColorImetric

DRG Instruments GmbH - 79 Radioisotopic

Behringwerke AG - 80 Biodata spa - 80 Byk-8angtec Diagnostica - 81 Diagnostic Products Corporation - 81 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 82 Euro-Diagnostlca BV - 82 Guildhay Ltd - 83 Immunotech sa - 84 Immundlagnostik GmbH - 83 Incstar Corporation - 84 Intemational CIS - 85 Medgenix Diagnostics - 85 Novo Nordisk - 86 Novo Nordlsk - 86 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 87 Technogenetlcs - 87 Technogenetics sri - 88

Eledoisin Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 89 p-Endorphln Radioisotopic

Amersham Intemational pic - 90 Euro-Diagnostlca BV - 91 Incater Corporation - 91 lnester Corporation - 92 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 92 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 93

Endothelln Colorimetric

Cayman Chemical Company - 94 Radioisotopic

Euro-Diagnostlca BV - 95 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 95

Endothelln-1 Colorimetric


Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 96 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 97 Research and Diagnostic Antibodies - 97

Endothelln-1-21 Radioisotopic

Amersham International pic - 98

Endothelln-1.2 Radioisotopic

Amersham International pic - 98 Amersham Intematlonal pic - 99 Biomedica GmbH - 99 Du Pont-100

Endothelln-2 Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 100 Research and DIagnostic Antibodies -101

Endothelln-3 Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 101 Research and Diagnostic Antibodies - 102

Follicle Stimulating Hormone CoIorImettic

Bayer Diagnostics - 107

BiocIone Australia Ply Ltd - 108 bIoMerieux sa - 108 Boehringer Mannheim Immunodiagnostlcs

-109 Chimica Diagnostica - 109 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 110 E. Merck/Biotrol - 111 E. Merck -110 Elias USA Inc - 111 Eurogenetics - 112 Guildhay Ltd - 112 ICN Biomedicals Inc - 113 IFCI Clone Systems - 113 Immunotech Corporation - 114 International CIS - 114 International Immunodiagnostlcs - 115 Laboratoira Fumouze - 115 Medgenix Diagnostics - 116 Medix Biotech Inc - 116 Mitsui Pharmaceuticals Inc - 117 Orion Diagnostlca - 117 Radim SpA-118 Roche Diagnostic Systems - 118 SFRI Laboratolra - 120 Serono Diagnostics - 119 Serono Diagnostics - 119 United Biotech Inc - 120 Veda Lab - 121

Fluorometric Abbott Laboratories - 121 Baxter Healthcara - 122 Behringwerlte AGfPB Diagnostics - 122 bIoMerieux sa - 123 Organon Teknika - 123 Tosoh Corporation and Eurogenetics - 124 Wallac-124

Lumlnometric Behringwerlte AG -125 Byk-8angtec Dlagnostlca - 125 Ciba Coming -126 Ciba Coming -126 Diagnostic Products Corporation - 127 Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd -127 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 128

Radioisotopic Becton Dickinson - 128 Behringwerlte AG -129 Binax -129 BIocIone Australia Ply Ltd - 130 bIoMerieux sa - 130 Byk-8angtec Diagnostlca - 131 Diagnostic Products Corporation - 131 Diagnostic Products Corporation - 132 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 132 Euro-Diagnostlca BV - 133 Frederic JoIIot-Curie Res. Insl for Radio

biology & Radiohygiene - 133 ICN Biomedicals Inc -134 Immuno Biological Laboratories (IBL)-

134 Immunodiagnostlc Systems Ltd - 135 Immunotech sa - 135 Incstar Corporation - 136 International CIS -136 Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd - 137 Medgenix Diagnostics - 137 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 138 Orion Diagnostica - 138 Pantex -139 Pantex -139 Radim SpA - 140 Serono Diagnostics - 140 Sorin Biomedica - 141 Sorin Biomedica - 141

Galanln Radioisotopic


Gastric Inhibitory Peptide RadIoisotopic


Gastrin R8dioIsotopic

Becton Dicklnson - 144 Diagnostic Products COrporation - 145 Euro-Diagnostica BV - 145 Irnmundiagnostik GmbH - 146 lneater Corporation - 146 Intematlonal CIS - 147 Pantex -147

Gastrin 1 Radioisotopic

Peninsula laboratories Inc - 146 Gastrin Releasing Peptide (see also Bombesln) Radlolsotop/c


Gastrin (Total; Total + CCK or Gastrln-'l7) Radioisotopic

Amersham Intemationsl pic -148

Glucagon Radioisotopic

Biodata spa - 150 Diagnostic Products COrporation - 151 Euro-Diagnostlca BV - 151 ICN Biomedicals Inc - 152 Novo Nordisk - 152 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 153

Glucagon-like Peptlde-2 Radioisotopic


GN-RH Associated Peptide Radioisotopic


Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone (He also Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone) Radioisotopic

Buhlmann Laboratories AG -157

Growth Hormone Colorimetric

Bloclone Australia Ply Ltd - 159 Chimica Diagnostlca - 160 Elias USA Inc - 180 Eurogenetica - 161 IFCI Clone Systems - 161 Intemationallmmunodiagnostlcs -182 Medgenix Diagnostics -182 Medix BIotech Inc - 183 Sorin BIomedica - 183 United Biotech Inc - 184

Ruorometrlc Tosoh Corporation and Eurogenetica -184 Wallac-185

Lumfnometric Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 185

Radioisotopic Biocione Australia Ply Ltd - 186 Biodata spa - 188 bioMerieux sa - 187 bIoMerieux sa - 187 cambridge Life ScIences - 188 Diagnostic Products COrporation - 188 Euro-Diagnostica BV - 169 Hybritech Europe - 189 ICN Biomedicals Inc - 170 Immunodiagnostlc Systems Ltd - 170 Immunodlagnostlc Systems Ltd -171 Immunotech sa - 171 Incstar Corporation - 172



Intemational CIS - 172 Medgenix DIagnostics - 173 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 173 Orion Dlagnostica - 174 Pharmacia Diagnostics - 175 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 174 Radlm SpA - 175 Radlm SpA - 178 Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur - 178 Sorin BIomecIca - 177 Sorin BIomedIca - 177 Technogenetlcs srI-178

Growth Hormone Releasing Factor R8dIo/8otopic

Ameraham Intemational pic - 179 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 180

Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (30-44) Amide R8d1oIsotopic


Inhlbln CoIorimetrfc

Medgenlx Diagnostics - 181

Inhlbln, cx-Subunlt (1-32) Radioisotopic


Insulin ColorImetric

Boehringer Mannhelm Immunodiagnostics -183

Medgenlx DIagnostics - 184 MItsui Pharmaceuticals Inc - 184 Peninsula Laboratories Inc -185

RUOIDITI8tr1c Abbott Laboratories - 185 Toaoh Corporation and Eurogenetlcs -188

Red1oIsotopic Ameraham Intemational pic - 187 Behrlngwerke AG - 187 Blnax -188 bIoMerieux 88 - 188 DIagnostic Products Corporation - 189 DIagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 189 ICN BIomedlcals Inc - 190 ICN BIomedlcals Inc - 190 lnester Corporation - 191 Intemational CIS - 191 MedgenIx DIagnostics - 192 Medgenlx DIagnostics - 192

RadIo8cIJvity Novo Nordlsk - 188

R8dIo/8otopic Pharmacla DIagnostics - 193 Pharmacla Diagnostics - 194 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 193 Radlm SpA - 194 Sanofi DIagnostics Pasteur - 195 Sorin BIomecIca - 195 Technogenetlcs - 198 Technogenetics sri - 198

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (see also Somatomemdln-C) ColorImetric

Immunodlagnostic Systems Ltd - 197 Red1oIsotopic

Amersham International pic - 198 BIocIone AuatraDa Ply Ltd· 198 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc -199 DIagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 200 Euro-Dlagnostlca BV • 200 lnester Corporation - 201 NIchols Institute DIagnostics - 202 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 202

Research and Diagnostic Antibodies - 203

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (free) R8d/oIsotop/c

DIagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 199

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II RadioIsoIopIc

DIagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 204 Research and DIagnostic Antibodies - 205

Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteln-1 Radioisotopic

Diagno8IIc Systems Laboratories Inc - 208

Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteln-3 RedIoIsotopIc

BlocIone Auatralie Ply Ltd - 207 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 208 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 208 Nichols Institute DIagnostics - 209

Katacalcln (PDN-21) RBdIoI8otopic


leucine Enkephalln Radioisotopic

Ameraham Intematlonal pic - 104 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 105

Leumorphln R8dIoJsotopic


Luteinizing Hormone Colorimetric

Bayer Diagnostics - 212 BIocIone Australia Ply Ltd - 213 bioMerieux 88 - 213 Boehringer Mannheim Immunodiagnostics

-214 Chimica Dlagnostica - 214 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 215 E. Merck/BIOtroi - 218 E. Merck - 215 Elias USA Inc - 218 Eurogenetics - 217 Guildhay Ltd - 217 ICN Biomedicals Inc - 218 IFCI Clone Systems - 218 Immunotech Corporation - 219 International CIS - 219 International Immunodlagnostics - 220 Laboratoire Fumouze - 220 Medlx BIotech Inc - 221 Mitsui Pharmacauticals Inc - 221 Orion Dlagnostica - 222 Radim SpA - 222 Roche Diagnostic Systems - 223 SFRI Laboratolre - 224 Sarono Diagnostics - 223 Sarono Diagnostics - 224 United BIotech Inc - 225 Veda Lab - 225

RuoromaItfc Abbott Laboratories - 228 Baxter Healthcare - 228 Behringwerke AG/PB Diagnostics - 227 bIoMerieux 88 - 227 Organon Teknlka - 228 T080h Corporation and Eurogenetlcs - 228 Wallac-229

Lumlnomatrlc Behringwerke AG - 229 Byk-Sangtec Dlagnostica - 230 Ciba Coming. 230 Ciba Coming. 231 Diagnostic Products Corporation· 231


Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd - 232 Nichols Institute Diagnostics· 232

RBdioisotopIc Becton DIckinson - 233 Behringwerke AG - 233 Binax - 234 BIocIone Australia Ply Ltd • 234 bioMerieux 88 - 235 Byk-Sangtec Dlagnostlca - 235 Diagnostic Producta Corporation • 238 Diagnostic Products Corporation - 238 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 237 Euro-Diagnostlca BV - 237 ICN BIomedicals Inc - 238 ICN BIomedicals Inc - 238 Immuno BIological Laboratories (IBL) -

239 Immunodlagnostic Systems Ltd • 239 Immunotech 88 - 240 lnestar Corporation - 240 International CIS - 241 Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd - 241 Medgenlx Diagnostics - 242 Nichols Institute DIagnostics· 242 Orion Diagnostica • 243 Pantex·243 Pantex- 244 Radim SpA - 244 Sarono Diagnostics - 245 Sorin Blomedlca • 245

Luteinizing Hormone (specific) Colorimetric

Medgenlx Diagnostics· 248 F/uoromatrlc

Wallac- 248 Radioisotopic

Medgenix Diagnostics - 247

Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone (see also Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone) Colorimetric

Penlnaula Laboratories Inc - 165 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 158

Radioisotopic Amersham Intemational pic - 158 Euro-Dlagnostica BV· 157 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 158

cx-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Radioisotopic

Euro-Diagno8lica BV - 248 lnestar Corporation - 249 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 249

B-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Radioisotopic

Paninsula Laboratories Inc - 250

'V-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Radioisotopic


'V3 -Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Radioisotopic


Melatonin Colorimetric

Buhlmann Laboratories AG - 252 Radioisotopic

Elias USA Inc· 253 Immuno BIological Laboratories (IBL) •

253


Nichols Institute Diagnostica • 254

Melatonin Sulphate CoIorlmetrIc

Immuno Biological Laboratories (IBL) • 254

Methionine Enkephalln Radioisotopic

Amel'8ham Intemational pic· 105 lnestar Corporation • 106 Peninsula Laboratories Inc· 106

Motilln R8dIoI8otopic

Euro-Diagnoatlca BV • 255

Neurokinin A Colorimetric

Peninsula Laboratories Inc· 265 R8dIoI8otopic

Ameraham Intemational pic • 266 Peninsula Laboratories Inc· 266

Neurokinin B RedioIsotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc· 267

Neuropeptlde Y CoIorimWic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc· 268 R8dIoI8otopic

Ameraham International pic • 269 Peninsula Laboratories Inc· 269

Neurotensln Radioisotopic

Amel'8ham Intemational pic· 270 Euro-Diagnoatlca BV • 271 Incatar Corporation· 271 Peninsula Laboratories Inc • 272

N-proCT RacIioIsoIopIc


Osteocalcln CoIorlmetrIc

Biomedical Technologies Inc· 273 Bioresearch Ireland· 274 DAKO A/S • 274 Metra Biosyatems • 275

R8dIoI8otopic BIomedical Technologies Inc· 275 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc· 276 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc· 276 Henning Beriin GmbH· 277 Institute of Isotopes Co., Ltd • 278 lnestar Corporation· 277 Intemational CIS· 278 International CIS· 279 Mit8Ubiahi Petrochemical Co. Ltd • 279 Nichola Inalltute Diagnostlca • 280 PenInsula Laboratories Inc • 280

Oxytocin CoIorlmetrIc

Peninsula Laboratories Inc· 281 R8dIoIsotopic

PenInsula Laboratories Inc· 282

PACAP27-NH2 Radioisotopic

Peninsula Laboratories Inc • 283

PACAP38 Radioisotopic


Pancreatic Polypeptide R8dIoIsotopIc

Euro-Dlagnoatlca BV • 285 Peninsula Laboratories Inc· 286





Parathyroid Hormone (1-44) RadIoIsotopic


Parathyroid Hormone (C-termlnal) Radioisotopic

DIagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc • 303 Inestar Corporation· 303

Parathyroid Hormone (C-termlnaI/MM) Radioisotopic

Nichols Institute Diagnostlca • 302

Parathyroid Hormone (Intact) Colorimetric

Immunodiagnoatic Systems Ltd • 287 Medgenix Diagnostlca • 288

Luminometric Clba Coming. 288 Diagnostic Products Corporation· 289 Melja Diagnoallk GmbH· 289 Nichols Institute Diagnostica • 290

Radioisotopic Bio-Line SA • 290 Bio-Line SA • 291 Bio-Rad Laboratories· 291 Byk-8angtec Dlagnoatica • 292 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc • 292 Hycor Biomedical Inc· 293 Immundiagnostik GmbH· 293 Immuno Biological Laboratories (IBL)·

294 Immunodiagnoatic Systems Ltd • 294 Inestar Corporation· 295 International CIS· 295 Medgenlx Diagnoallca • 296 Nichols Institute Diagnoatlca • 296 Technogenetica • 297

Parathrrold Hormone (IntactlC-termlnal) Radioisotopic

Immundiagnoatik GmbH· 304

Parat~lrold Hormone (Intact/MM) Radioisotopic

Immundlagnostlk GmbH· 299

Parathyroid Hormone (MM) Radioisotopic

Diagnoallc Products Corporation· 300 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc· 300 Henning Beriin GmbH· 301 Inestar Corporation· 301 Ramco Laboratories Inc· 302

Parathyroid Hormone (N-termlnal) Radioisotopic

Immundiagnostlk GmbH· 299

Parathyroid Hormone Related Peptide Radioisotopic

Diagnoalic Systems Laboratories Inc· 305 lnestar Corporation· 306 Nichols Institute Dlagn0atic8 • 306 Research and Diagnostic Antibodies· 307

Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein (1-34) RIIdIoIsotopic


Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein (1-34) R8dIoIsotopIc


Peptide YY Rad/o/sotopIc

Peninsula Laboratories Inc • 309 PHM-27 Radioisotopic


Placental Lactogen Colorimetric

Melja Diagnostlk GmbH· 310 Radim SpA • 311 Scimedix Corporation· 311

Radioisotopic Behringwerke AG • 312 Biof8cx Laboratories Inc • 312 Diagnostic Products Corporation· 313 Frederic Joliot-Curie Rea. Inat. for Radlo-

biology & Racliohygiene· 313 Kodak Clinical Diagnoallca Ltd • 314 Medgenix Diagnoalica • 314 Radim SpA· 315 Radim SpA· 315 Technogenetica sri • 316

Plasma Renin Activity (Angiotensin I) Radioisotopic

Biodata spa • 317 Du Pont· 318 Du Pont· 318 Immunof8ch 88 • 319 Incater Corporation· 319 International CIS· 320 Sorin Blomedica • 320 Sorin BIomedica • 321 Technogenellca sri ·321

Prepro-ANF (26-55) RadioIsotopic







Peninsula Laboratories Inc· 263 Prolactin Colorimetric

Bayar Dlagn0atic8 • 323 Biociona AuatraHa Ply Ltd • 324 bioMerieux 88 • 324 Boehringer Mannheim Immunodiagnoallca

-325 Chimica Diagnostlca • 325 Diagnoallc Systems Laboratorie8lnc • 326 E. Merck· 326 E. Merck/Biotrol· 327 Elias USA Inc· 327 Eurogenatlca • 328 Guildhay Ltd • 328 ICN BIomedicals Inc • 329 IFCI Clone Systems· 329 Immunodiagnostlc Systems Ltd • 330 Immunotech Corporation • 330



Intematlonal CIS - 331 Intematlonallmmunodiagnostics - 331 Laboratoire Fumouze - 332 Medgenix Diagnostics - 332 Medix Biotech Inc - 333 Mitsui Pharmaceuticals Inc - 333 Orion Diagnostica - 334 Radim SpA - 334 Roche Diagnostic Systems - 335 SFRI Laboratoire - 336 Sarono Diagnostics - 335 Sarono Diagnostics - 336 United Biotech Inc - 337 Veda Lab - 337

Fluorometric Abbott Laboratories - 338 Baxter Healthcare - 338 Behringwerke AG/PB Diagnostics - 339 Organon Teknika - 339 Tosoh Corporation and Eurogenetics - 340 Wallac- 340

Luminometrlc Behringwerke AG - 341 Byk-Sangtec Diagnostica - 341 Ciba Coming - 342 Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd - 342 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 343

Radioisotopic Becton Dickinson - 343 Behringwerke AG - 344 Bioclone Australia Ply Ltd - 344 bioMerieux sa - 345 Byk-Sangtec Diagnostica - 345 Diagnostic Products Corporation - 346 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 346 Euro-Diagnostica BV - 347 Euro-Diagnostica BV - 347 Frederic Joliot-Curie Res. Inst. for Radio-

biology & Radiohygiene - 348 Hybritech Europe - 348 ICN Biomedicais Inc - 349 ICN Biomedicals Inc - 349 Immunodiagnostic Systems Ltd - 350 Immunotech sa - 350 Incstar Corporation - 351 Intematlonal CIS - 351 Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd - 352 Medgenix Diagnostics - 352 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 353 Pantex - 353 Pantex - 354 Radim SpA - 354 Sarono Diagnostics - 355 Sorin Biomedica - 355 Sorin Biomedica - 356

Renin Active Radioisotopic

Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 322 Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur - 322

Somatomedln-C (see also Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I) RadioiSOtopic

Medgenix Diagnostics - 201

Somatostatin Colorimetric


Amersham Intemational pic - 358 Buhlmann Laboratories AG - 358 Euro-Diagnostica BV - 359 Incstar Corporation - 359

Peninsula Laborstories Inc - 360

Substance P Colorimetric

Cayman Chemical Company - 361 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 362

Radioisotopic Amersham Intemational pic - 362 Euro-Diagnostica BV - 363 Incstar Corporation - 363 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 364


Bayer Diagnostics - 365 Bioclone Australia Ply Ltd - 366 Biomerica - 366 bioMerieux sa - 367 Boehringer Mannheim Immunodiagnostics

- 367 Chi mica Diagnostica - 368 DAKO A/S - 368 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 369 E. Merck/Biotrol - 370 E. Merck - 369 Eurogenetics - 370 Guildhay Ltd - 371 ICN Biomedicals Inc - 371 IFCI Clone Systems - 372 Immunotech Corporation - 372 Immunotech Corporation - 373 Intemational CIS - 373 Intemational Immunodiagnostics - 374 Medgenix Diagnostics - 374 Medix Biotech Inc - 375 Mitsui Pharmaceuticals Inc - 375 Orion Diagnostlce - 376 Radim SpA - 376 Randox Laboratories Ltd - 377 Roche Diagnostic Systems - 377 Serono Diagnostics - 378 Serono Diagnostics - 378 Sigma Diagnostics - 379 United Biotech inc - 379 Veda Lab - 380

Fluorometric Abbott Laboratories - 380 Baxter Healthcare - 381 Behringwerke AG/PB Diagnostics - 381 bioMerieux sa - 382 Organon Teknika - 382 Syva - 383 Tosoh Corporation and Eurogenetics - 383 Wallac - 384

Luminometric Behringwerke AG - 384 Byk-Sangtec Diagnostica - 385 Ciba Coming - 385 Ciba Coming - 386 Henning Berlin GmbH - 386 Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd - 387 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 387 Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur - 388

Radioisotopic Becton Dickinson - 388 Behringwerke AG - 389 Binax - 389 Bio-Rad Laboratories - 390 Bioclone Australia Ply Ltd - 390 bioMerieux sa - 391 Byk-Sangtec Diagnostica - 391 Diagnostic Products Corporation - 392 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 392


Hycor Biomedical Inc - 394 Henning Berlin GmbH - 393 Henning Berlin GmbH - 393 ICN Biomedicals Inc - 394 Immunotech sa - 396 Immunodiagnostic Systems Ltd - 395 Immunotech sa - 395 Incstar Corporation - 396 lnestar Corporation - 397 Institute of Isotopes Co., Ltd - 397 Intemational CIS - 398 Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd - 398 Medgenix Diagnostics - 399 Metachem Diagnostics Ltd - 399 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 400 Orion Diagnostica - 400 Pharmacia Diagnostics - 401 Pantex - 401 Radim SpA - 402 Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur - 402 Serono Diagnostics - 403 Sorin Biomedica - 403 Technogenetics - 404

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (neonatal) Colorimetric

Bioclone Australia Ply Ltd - 404 Fujirebio Inc - 405 ICN Biomedicals Inc - 405

F/uorometric Wallac - 406

Radioisotopic Diagnostic Products Corporation - 406 ICN Biomedicals Inc - 407 Immunodiagnostic Systems Ltd - 407 Intemational CIS - 408

Thyrotrophin Releasing Hormone Radioisotopic

Frederic Joliot-Curie Res. Inst. for Radiobiology & Radiohygiene - 409

U rod ilatin RadioisotopiC


Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Colorimetric


Euro-Diagnostica BV - 411 Incstar Corporation - 412 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 412 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 413 Research and Diagnostic Antibodies - 413

Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide Radioisotopic

Amersham Intamational pic - 411

Vasopressin RadioiSOtopic

Amersham International pic - 415 Buhlmann Laboratories AG - 416 Buhlmann Laboratories AG - 416 Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc - 417 Euro-Diagnostica BV - 417 Incstar Corporation - 418 Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co. Ltd - 418 Nichols Institute Diagnostics - 419 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 419 Peninsula Laboratories Inc - 420

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INDEX OF DETECTION SYSTEMS BY MANUFACTURER AND ANAL YTE

Abbott Laboratories ChorionIc GonadolTophJn (Intact & flee ~ subunit)

Auorometrlc - 63 Follicle StImulating Hormone

Fluorometric -121 Insulin

Fluorometric - 185 LuteInizing Hormone

Fluorometric - 226 Prolactin

Fluorometric - 338 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

Auorometric - 380 Amersham International pic Angiotensin I

Radioisotopic - 16 Angiotensin II

Radioisotopic - 19 tI.-Atrlal Natriuretic Peptide

RacflOisotopic - 257 Bombesln (Gastrin Releasing Peptide)

RacflOlsotopic - 23 calcitonin

Radioisotopic - 29 calcitonin Gene Related Peptide

Radioisotopic - 38 Cholecystokinin Octapeptide

Radioisotopic - 41 CortIcotrophin Releasing Factor

Radioisotopic - n ~EndorphIn

Radioisotopic - 90 EndotheI1n-1-21

Radioisotopic - 98 Endothelln-1,2

Radioisotopic - 98 Radioisotopic - 99

Gastrin (ToteI; Totel + CCK or Gastrin-17) Radioisotopic - 148

Growth Hormone Relaaslng Factor Radioisotopic - 179

InsuUn Radioisotopic - 187

Insulin-Uke Growth Factor-I Radioisotopic - 198

Leucine Enkephalin Radioisotopic - 104

Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone Radioisotopic - 156

Methionine Enkephalin Radioisotopic - 105

NeutOkinin A Radioisotopic - 266

Neuropeptide Y Radioisotopic - 269

NeUlOlensln RadIoIsotopic - 270

Somatostatin Radioisotopic - 356

Substance P Radioisotopic - 362

Vasoactive Intestinel Polypeptide RadIoisotopic - 411

Vasopressin Radioisotopic - 415

Baxter Healtheare ChorIonic GonadotlOphln (intact)

Auorometrlc-53 Follicle StImulating Hormone

Auorometric - 122 Luteinizing Hormone

Fluorometrlc - 226 Prolactin

Auorometrlc - 338 ThytoId StImulating Hormone

Fluorometric - 381

Bayer Diagnostics ChorionIc Gonadotrophin (Intact)

Colorimetric - 43 Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Colorimetric - 107 Luteinizing Hormone

Colorimetric - 212 PtoIactJn

Colorimetric - 323 ThytOid Stimulating Hormone

Colorimetric - 365 Becton Dickinson ChorIonIc Gonedottophin (Intact & flee ~ subunit)

Radioisotopic - 67 Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Radioisotopic - 128 Gastrin

Radioisotopic - 144 Luteinizing Hormone

Radioisotopic - 233 Prolactin

Radioisotopic - 343 ThytOid Stimulating Hormone

Radioisotopic - 388 Bahrlngwarke AG Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact)

Luminometrlc - 56 Radioisotopic - 57

C-PeptJde of Insulin Radioisotopic - 80

Follicle StImulating Hormone Luminometric - 125 Radioisotopic - 129

Insulin Radioisotopic - 187

Luteinizing Hormone Luminometric - 229 Radioisotopic - 233

Placental Lactogen Radioisotopic - 312

PlOIactin Lumlnometric - 341 Radioisotopic - 344

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Luminometric - 384 Radioisotopic - 389

Behrlngwarka AG/PB Diagnostics Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact)

Fluorometric - 53 Follicle StImulating Hormone

Fluorometrlc - 122 Luteinizing Hormone



Fluorometric - 381 Blnax Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & flee ~ subunit)


Radioisotopic - 129 InsuUn


Radioisotopic - 234 ThytOid Stimulating Hormone

Radioisotopic - 389 Bloclone Australia Ply Ltd Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & flee ~ subunit)

Radioisotopic - 88

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact) Colorimetric - 44

FoIIicJe Stimulating Hormone Colorimetric - 108 Radioisotopic - 130

Growth Hormone Colorimetric - 159 RadioisotopiC - 166

InsuUn-Uke Growth Factor-I Radioisotopic - 198

Insulln-Uke GIOwth Factor Binding ProteIn-3 Radioisotopic - 207

Luteinizing Hormone Colorimetric - 213 Radioisotopic - 234

Prolactin Colorimetric - 324 Radioisotopic - 344

Thyroid StImulating Hormone Colorimetric - 366 Radioisotopic - 390

Thyroid StImulating Hormone (neoneteI) Colorimetric - 404

Blodata spa C-PeptJde of Insulin

Radioisotopic - 80 Glucagon

Radioisotopic - 150 Growth Hormone

Radioisotopic - 166 Plasma Renin Activity (Angiotensin I)

Radioisotopic - 317 Blo-L1ne SA Parethyrold Hormone (Intact)


Blomedlca GmbH BIg Endothelln

Radioisotopic - 102 Endothelln-1,2

Radioisotopic - 99 Biomedical Technologies Inc Osteocelcln

Colorimetric - 273 Radioisotopic - 275

Blomerlca Chorionic Gonadotlophln (Intact)

Radioisotopic - 58 Thyroid StImulating Hormone

Colorimetric - 366 bloMerieux sa Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact)

Colorimetric - 44 Fluorometrlc - 54 RadioiSOtopic - 58

FoUicle Stimulating Hormone Colorimetric - 108 Fluorometric - 123 Radioisotopic - 130

Growth Hormone RadioisotopiC - 167 Radioisotopic - 167


Luteinizing Hormone Colorimetric - 213 Fluorometrlc - 227 Radioisotopic - 235

PlOIactin Colorimetric - 324 Radioisotopic - 345

Thyroid StImulating Hormone Colorimetric - 367 Fluorometric - 382 Radioisotopic - 391


474

Blo-Rad laboratories ChorIonic Gonadotrophin (intact)

Radioisotopic - 57 Parathyroid Hormone (intact)

Radioisotopic - 291 Thyroid Stimuletlng Hormone

Radioisotopic - 390

Bioresearch Ireland Osteocalcin

Colorimetric - 274

Blotecx laboratories Inc Placental Lactogen

Radioisotopic - 312

Boehringer Mannhelm Immunodlagnostlcs Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact & free po subunit)

ColOrimetric - 60 Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Colorimetric - 109 Insulin


Colorimetric - 214 Prolactin

Colorimetric - 325 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

Colorimetric - 367

Buhlmann laboratories AG Angiotansin II

Radioisotopic - 19 Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone

RadiOisotopic - 157 Melatonin

Colorimetric - 252 Somatostatin

Radioisotopic - 358 Vasopressin


Byk·Sangtec Dlagnostlca Calcitonin


Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free po subunit)

Luminometric - 64 Radioisotopic - 69

C-Peptlde of Insulin Radioisotopic - 81

Follicle Stimulating Hormone Luminometric - 125 Radioisotopic - 131

Luteinizing Hormone Luminometric - 230 Radioisotopic - 235

Parathyroid Hormone (intact) Radioisotopic - 292

Prolactin Luminometric - 341 Radioisotopic - 345

ThyroId Stimulating Hormone Luminometric - 365 Radioisotopic - 391

Cambridge Life Sciences Growth Hormone

RadIoisotopic - 168

Cayman Chemical Company Endothelin

Colorimetric - 94 Substance P

Colorimetric - 361

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Chlmlca Dlagnostlca Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact)


Colorimetric - 109 Growth Hormone




Colorimetric - 368

Clba Coming Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact & free po subunit)

Luminometric - 65 Luminometric - 65

Follicle Stimulating Hormone Luminometric - 126 Luminometric - 126

Luteinizing Hormone Luminometric - 230 Luminometric - 231

Parathyroid Hormone (intact) Luminometric - 288

Prolactin Luminometric - 342

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Luminometric - 385 Luminometric - 386

DAKO AlS Ostaoca/cin


Colorimetric - 368

Diagnostic Products Corporation Adranocorticotrophic Hormone

Radioisotopic - 3 calcitonin

RadioisotopiC - 30 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact & free po subunit)

Luminometric - 66 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact)

RadioiSOtopiC - 59 C-Paptlde of Insulin


Luminometric - 127 Radioisotopic - 131 Radioisotopic· 132

Gastrin Radioisotopic· 145

Glucagon Radioisotopic - 151

Growth Hormone Radioisotopic - 168


Luteinizing Hormone Luminometric - 231 Radioisotopic - 236 Radioisotopic - 236

Parathyroid Hormone (Intact) Luminometric - 289

Parathyroid Hormone (MM) Radioisotopic - 300

Placental Lactogen Radioisotopic - 313

Prolactin Radioisotopic - 346

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Radioisotopic - 392

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (neonatal) Radioisotopic - 406

Diagnostic Systems laboratories Inc Adranocorticotrophic Hormone

Radioisotopic - 3 calcitonin

Radioisotopic - 31 RadioisotopiC - 31

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact) Colorimetric - 45

C-Peptide of Insulin Radioisotopic - 82

Follicle Stimulating Hormone Colorimetric - 110 RadioiSOtopic - 132


Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Radioisotopic - 199 Radioisotopic - 200

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (free) Radioisotopic - 199

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II Radioisotopic - 204

Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 Radioisotopic - 206

Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Radioisotopic - 208 Radioisotopic - 208


Osteocalcin Radioisotopic - 276 RadioisotopiC - 276

Parathyroid Hormone (C-tarmlnal) Radioisotopic - 303

Parathyroid Hormone (intact) Radioisotopic - 292


Parathyroid Hormone Related Paptide Radioisotopic - 305


Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Colorimetric - 369 Radioisotopic - 392

Vasoprassin Radioisotopic - 417

DRG Instruments GmbH C-Paptlde of Insulin

Colorimetric - 79

Du Pont Endothelin-1,2

Radioisotopic - 100 Plasma Renin Activity (Angiotansin I)

RadiOisotopic - 318 Radioisotopic - 318

E. Merck Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact)





Colorimetric - 369

E. Merck/Blotrol Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact)

Colorimetric - 46

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Follicle Stimuletlng Honnone Colorimetric - 111

Luteinizing Hormone Colorimetric - 216

Prolactin Colorimetric - 327

ThytoId Stimuleling Honnone Colorimetric - 370

Elias USA Inc ChorionIc Gonedotrophin (intact)

Colorimetric - 47 Follicle Stimulating Honnone



Colorimetric - 216 Melatonin

Radioisotopic - 253 ProIectin

Colorimetric - 327 Euro-Dlagnostlca BV Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone


AngioteMin /I Radioisotopic - 20

rt.-Atrle/ Natriuretic Peptide Radioisotopic - 257

CeIcitonIn Radioisotopic - 32

C-Peptfde of IMuHn Radioisotopic - 82

Il-Endorphin Radioisotopic - 91

EndotheIln Racloisotopic - 95

Follicle Stimulating Hormone Radioisotopic - 133

G88tdn Raclolsotopic - 145


GIOWth Hormone Radioisotopic - 169

IMUlln-LJke Growth Factor-I Radioisotopic - 200

LuteInizing Hormone RadioIsotopic - 237

Lutein/zing Hormone Rele8sJng Hormone Radioisotopic - 157

rt.-Me/anocyte Stimulating Hormone Radioisotopic - 248

MotiHn Radioisotopic - 255

NeutotensIn RadioIsotopic - 271

Pancreatic Polypeptide Radioisotopic - 285

Prolactin Radioisotopic - 347 RadIoIsotopiC - 347

Somato8tatln Radioisotopic - 359

Substance P RadioIsotopic - 363

Va808Cllve Intestlna' Peptide RadioIsotopic - 411

Vasoprusin RadIoIsotopiC - 417

Eurogenetlcs Chorlonic GonadottOph/n (Intact)

Colorimetric - 47 Follicle Stimul8llng Hormone

Colorimetric - 112

Growth Hormone Colorimetric· 161

Luteinizing Hormone Colorimetric· 217

Prolactin Colorimetric· 328

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Colorimetric· 370

Frederic Jollot-Curle Res. Inst. for Radiobiology & Radlohyglene Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Radioisotopic - 133 PIacantaI Lactogen

Radioisotopic - 313 Prolactin

Radioisotopic - 348 Thyrotrophin Reieasing Hormone

Radioisotopic· 409

FuJlreblo Inc Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (neonatel)

Colorimetric· 405

Gulldhay Ltd Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intect)

Coiorlmetric • 48 C-Peptide of Insulin


Colorimetric· 112 Luteinizing Hormone

Coiorimetric • 217 Prolactin

Colorimetric· 328 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

Colorimetric· 371 Henning Berlin GmbH Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone

Luminometric • 2 Radioisotopic - 5

Ostaocelcin Radioisotopic - 2n


Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Lumlnometric - 386 Radioisotopic - 393 Radioisotopic - 393

Hybrltech Europe Chorionic GonedotlOphin (intact)

Coiorimetric • 48 Radioisotopic - 59


Prolactin Radioisotopic· 348

Hycor Biomedical Inc Parathyroid Hormone (Intact)

Radioisotopic - 293 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

Radioisotopic - 394 ICN Blomedlcals Inc Adrenocorticottophic Hormone

Radioisotopic - 5 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact & free Ilsubunit)


Coiorimetric • 113 Radioisotopic· 134



IMulln Radioisotopic· 190 Radioisotopic - 190

LuteinIzing Honnone Colorimetric - 218 Radioisotopic - 238 Radioisotopic - 238

Prolactin Coiorimetric - 329 Radioisotopic - 349 Radioisotopic - 349


Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (neonal8I) Coiorimetric - 405 Radioisotopic - 407

IFCI Clone Systems Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact & free Ilsubunit)

Colorimetric - 61 FoIHcIe Stimulating Hormone

Colorimetric· 113 Growth Hormone




Colorimetric - 372 Immundlagnostlk GmbH Calcitonin

Radioisotopic - 32 C-PaptJde of IMuHn

Radioisotopic - 83 Gastrin

Radioisotopic - 148 Parathyroid Hormone (intact)

Radioisotopic· 293 Parathyroid Hormone (lnl8ct/C-terminal)

Radioisotopic - 304 Parethyroid Hormone (intacf/MM)

Radioisotopic· 299 Parethyroid Hormone (/V-termine/)

RadioisotopiC - 299 Immuno Biological laboratories (IBL) FoHicIe Stimulating Hormone


Radioisotopic - 239 Meiatonin

Radioisotopic - 253 Melatonin Sulphate

Coiorimetric • 254 Parathyroid Hormone (intact)

Radioisotopic - 294 Immunodlagnostlc Systems Ltd FoHicIe StImulating Hormone



Insulin-LJ/(e GtOwth Factor-I Colorimetric - 197

Luteinizing Hormone Radioisotopic - 239

Parathyroid Hormone (IIttect) Colorimetric - 287 Radioisotopic· 294

Prolactin Coiorimetric - 330 Radioisotopic - 350

Thyroid StImulating Hormone Radioisotopic - 395

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ThyroId StImulating Hormone (neonatal) Radioisotopic - 407

Immunotech Corporation FoI1lcIe Stimulating Hormone


Colorimetric - 219 Pto/actin

Colorimetric - 330 ThyroId Stimulating Hormone

Colorimetric - 372 Colorimetric - 373

Immunotech sa Crl'eptide of Insulin


RadIoisotopic - 135 Growth Hormone


RacflOisotopic - 240 Pl8f11T18 Renin Activity (Angiotensin I)

Radioisotopic - 319 Pto/8Clin

Radioisotopic - 350 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone


Incstar Corporation Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone

Racloisotopic-6 rt-Atri81 Natriuretic Peptide

Radioisotopic - 258 Bombesin (Gastrin Releasing Peptide)

Radioisotopic - 24 C8IciIonin

Radioisotopic - 33 Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intect & free Psubunit)

Radioisotopic - 70 C-Peptlde of Insulin

Radioisotopic - 84 p-Endorphin

RacflOisotopic - 91 Radioisotopic - 92

Follicle Stimulating Hormone Radioisotopic - 136

Gastrin Racloisotopic - 146


InsuNn Radioisotopic - 191

InsuNn-Uke Growth F8CIor-1 (SomatomedlnC)


RadIoisotopic - 240 rt-MeI8nocyte Stimulating Hormone

Radioisotopic - 249 Methionine Enkephelln

Raclolsotopic - 106 NeUlOlensin

Radioisotopic - 271 Osteoc8Icln

Racloisotopic - 277 PerethylOid Hormone (C-termlnal)

RadioIsotopic - 303 Perethyrold Hormone (Intect)

Radioisotopic - 295 Perethyrold Hormone (MM)

Radioisotopic - 301 PerethylOld Hormone ReI8ted Peptide

Radioisotopic - 306 Pla8ma Renin Activity (Angiotensin I)

Raclolsotopic - 319

ProI8ctin Radioisotopic - 351

Sometostetin Radioisotopic - 359

Subst8nce P Radioisotopic - 363

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Radioisotopic - 396 Radioisotopic - 397

Va808Ctive IntestJn81 Peptide Radioisotopic - 412


Institute of Isotopes Co., Ltd Osteoc8lcin

Radioisotopic - 278 Thyroid Stlmuleting Hormone

Radioisotopic - 397 Intematlonal CIS Adl8flOcortJcotrophic Hormone

Radioisotopic· 6 CelcItonln

Radioisotopic· 33 Radioisotopic· 34

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (free P-subunit) Radioisotopic· 75

C-PeptJde of InsuHn Radioisotopic· 85

FoHicie Stimulating Hormone Colorimetric - 114 Radioisotopic· 136

Gastrin Radioisotopic· 147

Growth Hormone Radioisotopic· 172

Insulin RadioisotopiC ·191

Luteinizing Hormone Colorimetric - 219 Radioisotopic· 241

Osteocelcin Radioisotopic· 278 Radioisotopic· 279

Perethyroid Hormone (intect) Radioisotopic· 295

Pi8sme Renin Activity Radioisotopic· 320

Pto/actin Colorimetric - 331 Radioisotopic· 351

ThylOld Stimulating Hormone Colorimetric - 373 Radioisotopic· 398

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (neonatel) Radioisotopic· 408

Intematlonal Immunodlagnostlcs Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intect)

Colorimetric· 49 FoHic18 Stimulating Hormone


Colorimetric -162 Luteinizing Hormone

Colorimetric - 220 ProI8ctin


Colorimetric - 374 Kodak Clinical Diagnostics Ltd Chorionic Gon8dotrophin (Intect & free Psubunit)

Lumlnometrlc - 66 Radioisotopic· 70 Radioisotopic· 71


FoI1lcIe Stimulating Hormone Luminometrlc - 127 Radioisotopic - 137

Luteinizing Hormone Lumlnometric - 232 Radioisotopic - 241

Placsntall.8ctogen Radioisotopic - 314

PtO/8Clin Lumlnometric - 342 Radioisotopic - 352

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Lumlnometric - 387 Radioisotopic - 398

Laboratolre Fumouze Chorionic Gonedotrophin (infect)



Colorimetric - 220 PtO/8Clin

Colorimetric - 332 Medgenlx Diagnostics Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone

Radioisotopic· 7 Calcitonin

Colorimetric· 28 Radioisotopic - 34

Chorionic Gonadotrophin (infect & free Psubunit)


Chorionic Gon8dotrophin (free p..subunlt) Radioisotopic - 75

C-Peptlde of Insulin Radioisotopic - 85

FoINcie Stimulating Hormone Colorimetric - 116 Radioisotopic· 137

Growth Hormone Colorimetric· 162 RadioisotopiC - 173

Inhlbln Colorimetric· 181

Insulin Colorimetric - 184 Radioisotopic - 192 Radioisotopic - 192

Luteinizing Hormone Radioisotopic - 242

Luteinizing Hormone (specific) Colorimetric - 246 Radioisotopic - 247

Perethyrold Hormone (Intecl) Colorimetric - 288 Radioisotopic - 298

PlacsntelLach),gen Radioisotopic· 314

PtOIaclin Colorimetric - 332 Radioisotopic - 352

Sometomedin-C Radioisotopic - 201


Medlx Biotech Inc Chorionic Gon8dotrophin (Intecl)

Colorimetric - 50 FoHlcie Stimulating Hormone

Colorimetric· 116 Growth Hormone


Colorimetric· 221



ThytoId Stimulating Hormone Colorimetric - 375

MelJa Dlagnostlk GmbH Perethyrold Hormone (intact)

Luminometric - 289 P/scentsJ Lsctogen

ColorImetric - 310

Metachem Diagnostics Ltd ChorIonIc Gonadotrophin (Intact)

RadioIsotopic - 80 ThytoId Stimulating Hormone

Radioisotopic - 399

Metra Blosystams OsteocsIcin

Colorimetric - 275

Mltsubllhl Petrochemical Co. Ltd Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone

Radioisotopic - 7 Calcitonin

Radioisotopic - 35 OsteocsIcin

Radioisotopic - 279 Vasopressin

Radioisotopic - 418

Mitsui Pharmaceuticals Inc ChorIonIc Gonadotrophin (intact)

Colorimetric - 50 FoI1lcIe Stimulating Hormone

Colorimetric - 117 InsuHn

Colorimetric - 184 LuteInizing Hormone

Colorimetric - 221 ProIBCtin

Colorimetric - 333 ThyroId Stimulating Hormone

Colorimetric - 375

Nichols Institute Diagnostics AdrenocortJcotrophlc Hormone


Angiotensin II Radioisotopic - 20

a.-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Radioisotopic - 258 Radioisotopic - 259

calcitonin Radioisotopic - 35

ChorionIc Gonadotrophin (intact & free Psubunit)

Radioisotopic - 72 ChorIonIc Gonadotrophin (intect)

Lumlnometric - 56 P-Endorphin

Radioisotopic - 92 EndotheIIn-1

Radioisotopic - 96 Follicle StImulating Hormone

Lumlnometl • 128 Raclolsotoplc - 138

Growth Hormone Lumlnometric - 165 Radioisotopic - 173

Insulln-Uke Growth Factor-I (SomatomedinC)

Radioisotopic - 202 InsuUn-Uke Growth Factor Binding Ptote/n-3

Radioisotopic - 209 Lutslnlzlng Hormone

Lumlnometric - 232 Radioisotopic - 242

Melatonin Radioisotopic - 254

Osteocelcin Radioisotopic - 280

Perethyrold Hormone (C-termlnel/MM) Radioisotopic - 302

Perethyroid Hormone (intact) Lumlnometrlc - 290 Radioisotopic - 296

Perethyroid Hormone Related Peptide Radioisotopic - 306

Prolactin Luminometric - 343 Radioisotopic - 353

Renin Active RadioiSOtopic - 322

ThyroId Stimulating Hormone Lumlnometrlc - 387 Radioisotopic - 400


Novo Nordlsk C-Peptide of InsuUn


Glucagon RadioiSOtopic - 152

Insulin Radioactivity - 166

Organon Teknlka Chorionic Gonadotrophin (intact)

Fluorometric - 54 Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Fluorometric - 123 Lutslnlzlng Hormone



Fluorometric - 382 Orion Dlagnostlca ChorIonic Gonedottophln (intact)







Pantex Follicle Stimulating Hormone


Gastrin Radioisotopic - 147

Lutslnizlng Hormone Radioisotopic - 243 Radioisotopic - 244

ProIBCtin Radioisotopic - 353 Radioisotopic - 354

Thyroid Stimulating Hormona Radioisotopic - 401

Peninsula laboratories Inc Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone

Colorimetric - 1 RadioiSOtopic - 8 Radioisotopic - 9

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (1-24) Radioisotopic - 9

Adrenocotticol1Ophlc Hormone (18-39) Radioisotopic - 10

AdrenomeduIIln (1-52) Radioisotopic - 11

AmyIin Radioisotopic - 12

AmyHn (1-13) Radioisotopic - 13

AmyHn (25-37) AmIde Radioisotopic - 13

Amyloid B-PtoteIn (1-40) Radioisotopic - 14

Angiotensin I Colorimetric - 15 Radioisotopic - 16

AngIotensIn II Colorimetric - 18 Radioisotopic - 21 Radioisotopic - 21

a.-Atrial Natriuretic PeptIde Colorimetric - 256 Radioisotopic - 259

p-Atrial Natriuretic Polypeptide Radioisotopic - 260

Big EndotheHn Radioisotopic - 103

Big Gastrin 1 Radioisotopic - 149

Bombesin (Gastrin Raleasing PeptIde) Radioisotopic - 24

Bredyklnln Colorimetric - 26 Radioisotopic - 27

Brain Natriuretic Peptlde-32 Radioisotopic - 261

C-Type Natriuretic Peptlde-22 Radioisotopic - 261

calcitonin Radioisotopic - 36

calcitonin Gene Releted Peptide Colorimetric - 37 Radioisotopic - 38 Radioisotopic - 39

Calcitonin Gene Releted Peptide " Radioisotopic - 40

ChoIecystokJnln Octapeptide Radioisotopic - 42

Corticotrophin Releasing Factor Colorimetric - 76 Radioisotopic - 77 Radioisotopic - 78

C-Peptlde of InsuHn Radioisotopic - 87

Eledoisin Radioisotopic - 89

p-Endorphin Radioisotopic - 93

EndothBlin Radioisotopic - 95

Endothelin-1 Colorimetric - 96 Radioisotopic - 97

Endothelin-2 Radioisotopic - 100

EndotheUn-3 Radioisotopic - 101

Ga/anln Radioisotopic - 142

Gastric Inhibitory Peptide Radioisotopic - 143

Gastrin 1 Radioisotopic - 148

Gastrin f81eesing peptide Radioisotopic - 25


«'J KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS 1994, ISSN 0926-2067


G/ucagon-IIIce PeptJde-2 RadIoisotopic - 154

Gn-RH Associeted Peptide Radioisotopic - 158

GtOWIh Hormone Radioisotopic - 174

GtOWIh Hormone Releasing Factor RadIoIsotopic - 180

GtOWIh Hormone Releasing Hormone (30-44) AmIde

Radioisotopic - 180 Inhlbin, a.-Subunlt (1-32)

Radioisotopic - 182 Insulin

Colorimetric - 185 RadIoIsotopic - 193

Insulln-Uke Growth Factor-I Radioisotopic - 202

Katacalcln (PDN-21) RadIoIsotopic - 210

Leucine EnkephaHn RadioI8OIopic - 105

Leumorphln Radioisotopic - 211

Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone COlorimetric - 158 COlorimetric - 155 Radioisotopic - 158

tI.-MeIenocyte Stlmuleting Hormone Radioisotopic - 249

P-Melenocyte StImulating Hormone Radioisotopic - 250

,,(-Melanocyte StImulating Hormone Radioisotopic - 250

y,-MeIenocyte StImulating Hormone Radio/sotopic - 251

Methionine EnkephaHn Radioisotopic - 106

NeurokJnln A COlorimetric - 285 Radioisotopic - 266

Neurokinin B Radioisotopic - 267

NeUfO/»pt/de Y COlorimetric - 268 Radioisotopic - 269

N8U1OIensIn Radioisotopic - 272

N-proCT Radioisotopic - 36

OsteocaIcIn RadIoIsotopic - 280

Oxytocin COlorimetric - 281 Radioisotopic - 282

PACAP27-NH2 Radioisotopic - 283

PACAP38 Radioisotopic - 284

PanctNtic Polypeptide Radioisotopic - 286

Parathyroid Hormone (1-34) RadIoIsotopic - 297

Parathyroid Hormone (1-38) Radioisotopic - 298

ParathytOid Hormone (1-44) Radioisotopic - 298

Paralhytold Hormone Related Protein (1-34) RadIoisotopic - 307 RadIoIsotopiC - 308

Paptlde YY Radioisotopic - 309

PHM-27 Radioisotopic - 414 ~ANF (26-65)

Radioisotopic - 282 Prepto-ANF (56-92)

Radioisotopic - 282

PreptO-ANF (104-116) Radioisotopic - 283

Prepro-ANF (104-123) Radioisotopic - 283

Somatostatin Colorimetric - 357 Radioisotopic - 360

Substance P COlorimetric - 362 Radioisotopic - 384

UrodiItItin Radioisotopic - 284

VuoactMt Intestinel Peptide Colorimetric - 410 Radioisotopic - 412 RadIoisotopic - 413

Vasopl88s/n RadIoisotopic - 419 Radioisotopic - 420

Pharmacla Diagnostics ChorionIc Gonadottoph/n (Intact & free Psubunit)




Thyroid StImulating Hormone Radioisotopic - 401

Radlm SpA AngIoIensin I

Radioisotopic - 17 Chorionic Gonadottophin (intact & free Psubunit)


FoHIcle StImulating Hormone Colorimetric - 118 Radioisotopic - 140

Growth Hormone Radioisotopic - 175 Radioisotopic - 176


Luteinizing Hormone COlorimetric - 222 Radioisotopic - 244

Pltlcent81 Lactogen Colorimetric - 311 Radioisotopic - 315 Radioisotopic - 315



Ramco laboratories Inc Parathyroid Hormone (MM)

Radioisotopic - 302 Randox Laboratories Ltd Thyroid StImulating Hormone

COlorimetric - 377 Research and Diagnostic Antibodies tI.-Atrial Natrluratic Paptide

Radioisotopic - 260 CalcitonIn Gene Related Paptlde

Radioisotopic - 39 Corticotrophin Releasing Factor

Radioisotopic - 78 Endolhelln-1

Radioisotopic - 97


EndotheIIn-2 Radioisotopic - 101

EndotheIIn-3 Radioisotopic - 102

Insulln-Llke GtOwth Factor-I Radioisotopic - 203

Insulln-Lllce GtOwth Factor-II RadIoisotopic - 205

Perathyrold Hormone Related Paptlde Radioisotopic - 307

Vesoactive Intestinal Peptide Radioisotopic - 413

Roche Diagnostic Systems Follicle StImulating Hormone

COlorimetric - 118 Luteinizing Hormone

COlorimetric - 223 ProIectin

COlorimetric - 335 Thyroid Stlmuletlng Hormone

COlorimetric - 377 Sanofl Diagnostics Pasteur Angiotansln II

Radioisotopic - 22 ChorIonIc GonadottOphin (Intact & he Psubunit)

Luminometric - 67 Growth Hormone


Radioisotopic - 195 Renin Active

Radioisotopic - 322 Thyroid Stlmuleting Hormone


Sclmedlx Corporation Placental Lactogen

COlorimetric - 311

Serono Diagnostics Chorionic GonadottOphln (Intact & he Psubunit)

COlorimetric - 62 COlorimetric - 63 Radioisotopic - 73

FoIHcIe Stlmuleting Hormone Colorimetric - 119 COlorimetric - 119 Radioisotopic - 140

LuteInizing Hormone COlorimetric - 223 Colorimetric - 224 Radioisotopic - 245

Prolactin COlorimetric - 335 COlorimetric - 336 Radioisotopic - 355

Thyroid Stlmulet/ng Hormone COlorimetric - 378 COlorimetric - 378 Radioisotopic - 403

SFRI Laboratolre Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Intact)

COlorimetric - 51 FoIHcIe StImulatIng Hormone

COlorimetric - 120 Luteinizing Hormone

COlorimetric - 224 Prolactin

Colorimetric - 336

Sigma Diagnostics Thyroid StImulating Hormone

Colorimetric - 379

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