Measurement of urinary free cortisol using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: Comparison with the urine adapted ACS:180 serum cortisol chemiluminescent immunoassay and development of a new reference range

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 112-118

  McCann, Steven J ^a   Gillingwater, Scott ^b   Keevil, Brian G ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MICROMASS UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 17144377148     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0004563053492775     Document Type: Article

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