Validation of 5 routine assays for serum free testosterone with a candidate reference measurement procedure based on ultrafiltration and isotope dilution-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 253-261

  Van Uytfanghe, K ^a   Stockl D ^a   Kaufman, J M ^b   Fiers, T ^b   De Leenheer, A ^a   Thienpont, L M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Isotope dilution gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Method comparison; Reference measurement procedure; Serum free testosterone; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 13544256382     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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