Reference intervals of urinary steroid metabolites using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in Chinese adults

Steroids

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 828-837

  Chan, Angel O K ^a   Taylor, Norman F ^b   Tiu, S C ^a   Shek, C C ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Profile analysis; Reference intervals; Urine steroids

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; STEROID EXCRETION; STEROID URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; STEROIDS;

EID: 44249095289     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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