SCHIFF'S TEST FOR URIC ACID
\ʃˈɪfs tˈɛst fɔː jˈʊ͡əɹɪk ˈasɪd], \ʃˈɪfs tˈɛst fɔː jˈʊəɹɪk ˈasɪd], \ʃ_ˈɪ_f_s t_ˈɛ_s_t f_ɔː j_ˈʊə_ɹ_ɪ_k ˈa_s_ɪ_d]\
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A test which consists of treating filter paper, impregnated with silver nitrate solution, with a solution of uric acid in sodium phosphate. The filter paper is then reduced in the presence of uric acid with formation of a brown or black spot. The test is extremely sensitive and can be used to detect 0.002 gm. of uric acid.
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See Schiff.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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