Quantification of free serum cortisol based on equilibrium dialysis and isotope dilution-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 10-11, 2011, Pages 894-899

  Kirchhoff, Fabian ^a   Briegel, Josef ^a   Vogeser, Michael ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Equilibrium dialysis (ED); Free serum cortisol (FSC); Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC MS MS)

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EQUILIBRIUM DIALYSIS; FREE SERUM CORTISOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DEUTERIUM; DIALYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INDICATOR DILUTION TECHNIQUES; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79958819290     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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