Minimizing the effects of multicollinearity in the polynomial regression of age relationships and sex differences in serum levels of pregnenolone sulfate in healthy subjects

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 464-470

  Meloun, Milan ^a   Hill, Martin ^b   Včeláková Havlíková, Helena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Age relationship of pregnenolone sulfate; Multicollinearity; Principal component regression; Steroids

Indexed keywords

PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; PREGS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CHILD; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNENOLONE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

RATTUS;

EID: 63849207429     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2009.104     Document Type: Article

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