Analysis of body functions using a clinical liquid chromatograph

A clinical liquid chromatograph, which consists of a completely automated liquid chromatograph combined with a microcomputer for diagnosis, and its application to body function analyses are described. The analytical rate for urinary ultraviolet-absorbing constituents using anion-exchange chromatography was 12 samples per day, and the reproducibilities for retention time and peak area were less than 3% and 4%, respectively. Diagnostic methods for kidney functions using the chromatograms are discussed.