Norethisterone interference in testosterone assays

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 284-288

  Jeffery, Jinny ^a   MacKenzie, Finlay ^b   Beckett, Geoff ^c   Perry, Les ^d   Ayling, Ruth ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

analytes; assay interference; Steroid hormones; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; ASSAY INTERFERENCE; STEROID HORMONES; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTIFACTS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORETHINDRONE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84898688696     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 17581001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004563213512800     Document Type: Article

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