Open AccessA NEW AND SENSITIVE METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING AND COMPARING THE BIOLOGICAL POTENCY OF VARIOUS ESTROGENS IN MAN
Author(s) -
Damber MatsGÖRan,
Sandström Bo,
Schoultz Bo,
Stigbrand Torgny
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347909154612
Subject(s) - potency , radioimmunoassay , estrogen , medicine , hormone , endocrinology , physiology , biology , biochemistry , in vitro
. The serum level of an estrogen‐inducible plasma protein was followed by a radioimmunoassay in groups of women during treatment with various estrogens. After an initial increase, the mean value for the serum concentration was stable. The plateau level after six months of treatment was taken as a parameter of estrogenic potency. Eleven different hormonal preparations were compared and an estrogen index was constructed.