Free Thyroid Hormones in Serum by Direct Equilibrium Dialysis and Online Solid-Phase Extraction–Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Author(s) -
Bingfang Yue,
Alan L. Rockwood,
Tanya Sandrock,
Sonia L. La’ulu,
Mark M. Kushnir,
A.W. Meikle
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2007.098293
Subject(s) - chromatography , chemistry , liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry , solid phase extraction , detection limit , triiodothyronine , tandem mass spectrometry , immunoassay , mass spectrometry , dialysis , free thyroxine , extraction (chemistry) , ion suppression in liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry , hormone , medicine , antibody , thyroid function , immunology , biochemistry
Measurements of free thyroxine (FT4) and free triiodothyronine (FT3) are important for the diagnosis and monitoring of thyroid diseases. Considerable differences among methods limit their clinical utility, however, and accurate methods are needed for various clinical specimens. We describe a direct equilibrium dialysis (ED)-liquid chromatography (LC)/tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) method for FT4 and FT3.
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