This chapter will review the physical characteristics and the cellular and biochemical
composition of normal human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In advance of considering the data …

The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is an invaluable diagnostic tool in clinical neurology, not only
in the evaluation of inflammatory, degenerative, and malignant diseases of the nervous …

Biomedical scientists engaged in neurotoxicity research are well acquainted with the basic
properties of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In contrast, the importance of the interstitial fluid (ISF) …

Publisher Summary Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) belongs to the class of transcellular fluids.
CSF or liquorology is a consistent laboratory discipline, encompassing clinical cytology …

Satisfactory comparison of the results of analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at different
laboratories in Scandinavia has hitherto been difficult owing to the use of different methods …

Introduction This article reviews important milestones in the evolution of the biochemical
analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Historically, knowledge of the biochemistry of CSF …

Cerebrospinal fluid: the role of biochemical analysis Page 1 REVIEW 218 British Journal of
Hospital Medicine, April 2008, Vol 69, No 4 Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fills and circulates …

In recent years, the physical and chemical examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has
become increasingly important in diagnostic patient evaluations and in both clinical and …

The development of MALDI ESI in the late 1980s has revolutionized the biological sciences
and facilitated the emergence of a new discipline called proteomics. Application of …

The introduction of lumbar puncture into clinical medicine over 100 years ago marks the
beginning of the study of central nervous system diseases using the human cerebrospinal …