Differences between measurements of T4 and T3 in pregnant and nonpregnant women using isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry and immunoassays: Are there clinical implications?

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 347, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 61-69

  Soldin, Offie P ^a,b   Tractenberg, Rochelle E ^c   Soldin, Steven J ^b,d,e  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Dept Biomathematics and Biostatist ^*  (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunoassay; Pregnancy; Tandem mass spectrometry MS MS; Thyroid hormones; Thyroxine T4; Triiodothyronine T3

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOISOTOPE DILUTION TECHNIQUE; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 4143120069     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.03.033     Document Type: Article

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