Determination of cortisol in saliva and serum by a luminescene-enhanced enzyme immunoassay

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 11-24

  Westermann, Jürgen ^a   Demir, Anke ^a   Herbst, Victor ^a  

^a Immuno Biological Laboratories GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Diurnal profile; Free hormones; Immunoassay; Luminescene; Saliva

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TRANSCORTIN;

ACCURACY; ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DRUG USE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA;

LEIA;

EID: 1442305332     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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