{{Short description|Immunochemical automated analyzer}} thumb|right|Abbott's AxSYM automated analyzer. The '''Abbott AxSYM''' is an immunochemical automated analyzer made by Abbott Laboratories. It is used for serology tests and therapeutic drug monitoring, and uses antibodies to alter the deflection of polarized light. It can also be used to monitor hormone level and some cardiac markers such as troponin.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lamers|first1=von Yvonne|title=(6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolate compared to folic acid supplementation effect on risk markers of neural tube defects|date=2005|publisher=Cuvillier|location=Göttingen|isbn=9783865377562|pages=35–36|edition=1. Aufl.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Evaluation of the Abbott AxSYM immunoassay analyser.|date=1996|publisher=Medical Devices Agency|isbn=9781858395388}}</ref> __TOC__
==Appearance and use== Blood samples and reagents are placed in separate carousels on the right of the machine. This instrument is used in medical laboratories by trained medical personnel. It can process about 100 samples an hour.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=J|last2=Osikowicz|first2=G|title=Abbott AxSYM random and continuous access immunoassay system for improved workflow in the clinical laboratory.|journal=Clinical Chemistry|date=October 1993|volume=39|issue=10|pages=2063–9|doi=10.1093/clinchem/39.10.2063|pmid=7691438}}</ref>
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==Further reading== * [https://books.google.com/books?id=HHAiMwEACAAJ&q=Abbott+AxSYM Evaluation of the Abbott AxSYM Immunoassay Analyser - Agnes D'Souza, M. J. Wheeler, Great Britain. Medical Devices Agency<!-- Bot generated title -->] * [https://books.google.com/books?id=It_5q_kGZJgC&dq=Abbott+AxSYM&pg=PA78 (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolate Compared to Folic Acid Supplementation: Effect ... - Yvonne Lamers <!-- Bot generated title -->] * [https://books.google.com/books?id=CCiwYYcVII4C&dq=Abbott+AxSYM&pg=PA78 Natriuretic Peptides: The Hormones of the Heart<!-- Bot generated title -->] * [https://books.google.com/books?id=Y5cy7cxmvH8C&dq=Abbott+AxSYM&pg=PA18 Current Research in Head and Neck Cancer: Molecular Pathways, Novel ... <!-- Bot generated title -->]
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