ea0025p300 | Steroids | SFEBES2011
Taylor Angela
, Shackleton Cedric
, Taylor Stuart
, Jensen Ulrich Glumer
, Ojala Marko
, Arlt Wiebke
Steroids present in human serum can be used to identify a number of conditions such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Addisons disease and Cushings disorder. Historically this has been completed using immunoassays; currently there is a move towards mass spectrometry which reduces analysis time, cross reactivity and improves sensitivity. When mass spectrometers are coupled with liquid chromatography systems (LCMS) it is possible to monitor a number of steroid...