Hormone measures in finger-prick blood spot samples: New field methods for reproductive endocrinology

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-21

  Worthman, Carol M ^a   Stallings, Joy F ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; Cortisol; DHEAS; Estradiol; FSH; Human behavior; LH; PRL; Puberty; Saliva; SHBG; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESPAN; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCTION; SALIVA LEVEL; SUCKLING;

ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REPRODUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0030885213     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199709)104:1<1::AID-AJPA1>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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