Article Sources
NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. Burtis CA, Ashwood ER and Bruns DE, eds. 4th ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier Saunders; 2006, Pg 603.
(October 15, 2007) MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Aldolase test. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003566.htm. Accessed April 2009.
(July 12, 2007) Mayo Clinic. Dermatomyositis, Tests and Diagnosis. Available online at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dermatomyositis/DS00335/DSECTION=tests-and-diagnosis through http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed April 2009.
(July 13, 2007) Mayo Clinic. Polymyositis, Tests and Diagnosis. Available online at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/polymyositis/DS00334/DSECTION=tests-and-diagnosis through http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed April 2009.
ARUP Consult. Physician’s Guide: Inflammatory Myopathies. Available online at http://www.arupconsult.com/Topics/AutoimmuneDz/ConnectiveTissueDz/InflammatoryMyopathies.html# through http://www.arupconsult.com. Accessed April 2009.
Sources Used in Previous Reviews
Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA [18th Edition].
Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO. Pg 33-34.
(2005) Aldolase, Serum. ARUP’s Guide to Clinical Laboratory Testing [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.aruplab.com/guides/clt/tests/clt_al31.jsp#1140973 through http://www.aruplab.com.
Dreal, V. (1994 December). Aldolase. Hermann Laboratory Handbook, University of Texas-Houston [On-line information]. Available online at http://medic.med.uth.tmc.edu/hcprof/00001000.htm through http://medic.med.uth.tmc.edu.
Greco, F. (2004 February 9, Updated). Aldolase. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003566.htm.
Saguil, A. (2005 April 1). Evaluation of the Patient with Muscle Weakness. American Family Physician [On-line journal]. Available online at http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050401/1327.html through http://www.aafp.org.
Nordenson, N. (2002 December). Aldolase Test. HealthAtoZ [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/aldolase_test.jsp through http://www.healthatoz.com.
