Free testosterone by direct and calculated measurement versus equilibrium dialysis in a clinical population

Aging Male

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 164-168

  Kacker, Ravi ^a   Hornstein, Abby ^b   Morgentaler, Abraham ^a  

^a Men's Health Boston   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Equilibrium dialysis; Free testosterone; Radioimmunoassay

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCULATED FREE TESTOSTERONE; EQUILIBRIUM DIALYSIS; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADULT; AGED; DIALYSIS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TESTOSTERONE; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 84890069835     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: 14730790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13685538.2013.835800     Document Type: Article

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