The effects of storage time and sampling season on the stability of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D and androstenedione

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-57

  Agborsangaya, Calypse ^a   Toriola, Adetunji T ^b   Grankvist, Kjell ^c   Surcel, Heljia Marja ^b   Holl, Katsiaryna ^a   Parkkila, Seppo ^a   Tuohimaa, Pentti ^a   Lukanova, Annekatrin ^d   Lehtinen, Matti ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ANDROSTENEDIONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; STORAGE; SUMMER; WINTER;

ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DRUG STABILITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 74249090600     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635580903191460     Document Type: Article

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