Measurement of gonadal hormones in dried blood spots versus serum: Verification of menstrual cycle phase

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 258-266

  Shirtcliff, Elizabeth A ^a   Reavis, Rebecca ^b   Overman, William H ^b   Granger, Douglas A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dried blood spots; Estradiol; Menstrual cycle phase; Progesterone; Serum; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 0034971118     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.2001.1657     Document Type: Article

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