Column-switching LC-MS/MS analysis for quantitative determination of testosterone in human serum

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 382, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 134-137

  Borrey, Daniëlle ^a   Moerman, Elke ^a   Cockx, An ^a   Engelrelst, Veronique ^a   Langlois, Michel R ^a  

^a General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Column switching LC; MS MS; Serum; Testosterone; Women

Indexed keywords

TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TESTOSTERONE;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROSPRAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 34249075426     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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