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Variations in the Blood Saccharoid Fraction in Diabetes

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RECENT reports have stressed the advantages of using highly specific ‘glucose oxidase’ methods for the clinical determinations of blood sugars1–3. Traditional methods, such as those of Folin and Wu, measure the total reducing capacity of the blood, and include the so-called saccharoid fraction as well as the true glucose-level. The exact nature of this fraction, and its significance in pathological conditions, is not yet fully understood.

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    C. N. GRAYMORE & M. J. TOWLSON

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GRAYMORE, C., TOWLSON, M. Variations in the Blood Saccharoid Fraction in Diabetes. Nature 195, 76 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195076a0

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