Direct measurement of the precursors of adrenocorticotropin in human plasma by two-site immunoradiometric assay

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 1272-1277

  Crosby, S R ^a   Stewart, M F ^a   Ratcliffe, J G ^a,b   White, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE PRECURSOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADENOMA; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN; ENDOCRINE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; MALE; MSH; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RADIOMETRY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0024265001     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-67-6-1272     Document Type: Article

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