Detection of free urinary cortisol by means of immunoassays in the diagnosis of adrenocortical disorders: Is extraction of urine necessary?;Bestimmung des freien cortisols im urin uber immunoassays in der diagnostik adrenocorticaler storungen: Ist urinextraktion notwendig?

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 857-862

  Elmlinger, Martin W ^a   Ranke, Michael B ^a   Weber, Matthias M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cushing syndrome; Extraction; Free cortisol; Hypocortisolism; Urine

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; IMMUNOASSAY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0030689622     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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