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Abstract We describe a new method for determination of serum triglycerides that is based on the original method of Fletcher Clin. Chim. Acta22, 393 (1968). We have modified Fletcher’s reagents so that it is possible to saponify serum triglycerides in 5 min at room temperature (about 24 °C) instead of 60-70 °C for 15 min and to produce the final color in 15 min at 60-70 °C instead of 30 min at 50 ° C. The new reagents are stable for at least two months. The correlation coefficient obtained for the two methods (n = 107 sera) was 0.98. When the t test and F test were applied to these data, no significant difference in accuracy and precision was found at the 95% confidence level. The coefficient of variation (day-to-day) for the new method is 7.0%.
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