LC–MS based analysis of endogenous steroid hormones in human hair

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 162, Issue , 2016, Pages 92-99

  Gao, Wei ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^a   Grass, Juliane ^a   Stalder, Tobias ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hair; Hormone; Human; LC MS; Steroid

Indexed keywords

STEROID HORMONE; HORMONE; STEROID;

CLEANING; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STEROID ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; HAIR; HORMONES; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STEROIDS; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84955324013     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.12.022     Document Type: Review

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