Monitoring salivary testosterone and cortisol concentrations across an international sports competition: Data comparison using two enzyme immunoassays and two sample preparations

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 354-358

  Crewther, Blair T ^a,b   Al Dujaili, Emad ^c   Smail, Nacer F ^c   Anastasova, Salzitza ^d   Kilduff, Liam P ^b   Cook, Christian J ^a,b,e,f  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e United Kingdom Sports Council   (United Kingdom)

^f University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athletes; Elite sport; Saliva; Steroids; Validation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SALIVA LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORT;

ADULT; ATHLETES; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SALIVA; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873724056     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.11.019     Document Type: Article

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