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Immunoassay reagents intended to perform qualitative and/or quantitative analyses on a body fluid sample (typically serum) to determine the carboxyterminal (C) extension peptides of type I collagen (PICP). The level of PICP in blood is not specific to bone formation, thus the PICP level is only used as an index of total bone-forming activity and not as a specific marker of bone formation.
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