Direct total and free testosterone measurement by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry across two different platforms

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 656-664

  Rhea, Jeanne M ^a   French, Deborah ^b   Molinaro, Ross J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Free testosterone; Internal standard; Mass spectrometry; Method comparison; Serum; Total testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; HEMOGLOBIN; PRASTERONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; DEUTERIUM;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; EQUILIBRIUM DIALYSIS; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; HUMAN; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DEUTERIUM; HUMANS; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84884784905     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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