Urinary free cortisol determinations: What they measure

Endocrinologist

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-150

  Murphy, Beverley E Pearson ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIBODY; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID; TRANSCORTIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTEIN BINDING; RADIOASSAY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036198354     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019616-200203000-00013     Document Type: Review

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