ea0041ep954 | Steroid metabolism + action | ECE2016
Heijboer Annemieke
, Savelkoul Edo
, Kruit Adrian
, Endert Erik
, Blankenstein Marinus
Introduction: The quality of testosterone assays has been a matter of debate for several years. Known limitations of testosterone immunoassays are the cross-reactivity with other steroids and a high variation in the low concentration range. We hypothesized that one of the additional limitations of testosterone immunoassays is an ineffective displacement of testosterone from its binding protein.Methods: Thirty samples from women not using oral contracepti...