Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Chemical Pathology
Laurens, JB
MBChB, PhD - Lecturer
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 319 2116
Fax number: 012 3283600
Research Interests:
Applications of extractive-derivatization sample preparation in a clinical toxicology laboratory setting
Method development for the measurement of 1,2-dihydroxybutyl mercapturic acid (DHBMA) as a biomarker of butadiene exposure using NCI-GC-MS
Quantitative analysis of catecholamines and their metabolites by GC-MS as a screening method for sympatho-adrenal tumors
Tryptophan and the kynurenine pathway in chronic renal failure (CRF) patients on dialysis
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Jordaan M, Laurens JB: 2008. Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection with the C-urea breath test by means of GC-MS analysis. Journal of Separation Science, 31, pp 329-335.
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