Salivary testosterone: Is it an indicator of free testosterone concentration in plasma?

New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 85-90

  Broadbent, Jillian L ^a  

^a CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Free androgen index; Free testosterone; Saliva; Sex hormone binding globulin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CALCULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVARY GLAND; SAMPLING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0036868261     PISSN: 11710195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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