Advantages and challenges of mass spectrometry assays for steroid hormones

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-5, 2010, Pages 491-495

  Stanczyk, Frank Z ^a   Clarke, Nigel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assays; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; Mass spectrometry; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GOLD STANDARD; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLOMICS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDITY;

FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HORMONES; HUMANS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STEROIDS;

EID: 77955414023     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.05.001     Document Type: Review

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