Reference intervals for reproductive hormones in prepubertal children on the automated Roche cobas e 411 analyzer

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1206-1212

  Zec, Ivana ^a   Kučak, Ivana ^a   Begčević, Ilijana ^a   Šimundić, Ana Maria ^a   Tišlarić Medenjak, Dubravka ^a   Megla, Željka Bukovec ^a   Vrkić, Nada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Prepubertal children; Reference intervals; Reproductive hormones; Roche analyzer

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROGESTERONE; PUBERTY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84866286238     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.05.019     Document Type: Article

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