A critical evaluation of simple methods for the estimation of free testosterone in serum

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3666-3672

  Vermeulen, Alex ^a   Verdonck, Lieve ^a   Kaufman, Jean M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUILIBRIUM DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033305020     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.10.6079     Document Type: Article

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