Validity of estimating non-sex hormone-binding globulin bound testosterone and oestradiol from total hormone measurements in boys and girls
Author(s) -
Brian L. Egleston,
Donald Walt Chandler,
Joanne F. Dorgan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of clinical biochemistry international journal of laboratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1758-1001
pISSN - 0004-5632
DOI - 10.1258/acb.2010.009112
Subject(s) - sex hormone binding globulin , testosterone (patch) , medicine , endocrinology , globulin , hormone , dihydrotestosterone , confidence interval , androgen
Circulating levels of bioavailable oestradiol and testosterone are often desirable for clinical practice or investigational studies of children. However, assays to measure circulating hormone levels might not always be accessible. We sought to validate the empirical calculation of circulating bioavailable testosterone and oestradiol in children.
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