Phenylbutazone can spuriously elevate unextracted testosterone assay results in patients with ankylosing spondylitis [4]

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4923-4924

  Giltay, E J ^a   Popp Snijders, C ^a   Van Denderen, J C ^a   Van Schaardenburg, D ^a   Gooren, L J G ^a   Dijkmans, B A C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; IODINE 125; PHENYLBUTAZONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION;

EID: 0034487155     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.12.7076-6     Document Type: Letter

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