ea0041gp13 | Adrenal (1) | ECE2016
Albert Lara
, Gimenez-Palop Olga
, Capel Ismael
, Miguel Gonzalez-Clemente Jose
, Subias David
, Sanchez-Delgado Jorge
, Profitos Joaquim
, Berlanga Eugenio
, Casamitjana Laia
, Rigla Mercedes
Introduction: Most serum cortisol (SeC) is linked to cortisol binding globulin and albumin. When the synthesis of proteins is reduced or increased, SeC does not reflect the actual free cortisol (FC) (active fraction). Methods for FC analysis are very laborious and expensive, which makes difficult to use them as a routine laboratory tests. Salivary cortisol (SaC) mirrors the FC in serum, being its measurement easier and cheaper. The determination of SaC, instead of tot...