Estradiol levels and secretory dynamics in normal girls and boys as determined by an ultrasensitive bioassay: A 10 year experience

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 901-909

  Janfaza, Mona ^a   Sherman, Tami Irwin ^b   Larmore, Kimberly A ^b   Brown Dawson, Jacquelyn ^b   Klein, Karen Oerter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Estradiol; Estradiol equivalents; Estradiol secretion; GC mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BIRTH; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBERTY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION;

EID: 33748445841     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2006.19.7.901     Document Type: Article

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