Principles and clinical applications of liquid chromatography - Tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of adrenal and gonadal steroid hormones

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 702-708

  Kulle, A E ^a   Welzel, M ^a   Holterhus, P M ^a   Riepe, F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Application; Clinical; Gonadal; Steroid; Tandem mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID; MINERALOCORTICOID; SEX HORMONE;

ADDISON DISEASE; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CUSHING DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROSPRAY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; IMMUNOASSAY; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SHORT SURVEY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STEROID ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL GLANDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEROIDS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84856173928     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/7843     Document Type: Short Survey

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