hormone assay


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hormone assay

A blood test to assess endocrine system status.
See also: assay
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(7) Intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay with subsequent reduction in parathyroid hormone levels would have been invaluable in concluding that the parathyroid adenoma had been removed.
Parathyroid adenoma with concurrent toxic thyroid adenoma: a rare combination
Saeb for allowing us to perform hormone assay in his laboratory and Mr.
Fine structures of the oocyte in relation to serum, follicular fluid steroid hormones and IGF-I in the ovulatory-sized follicles in one-humped camel camelus dromedarius
Intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay: An accurate predictor of symptomatic hypocalcemia following thyroidectomy.Arch Surg 2003; 138(6):632_5, discussion 635-6.
Predicting hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy: devel vs. serial calcium levels
A quick intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay in the surgical management of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: a study of 206 consecutive cases.
Parathyroid FNA and hormone assay
Intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay improves outcomes of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy mainly in patients with a presumed solitary parathyroid adenoma and missing concordance of preoperative imaging.
The parathyroid glands, primary and secondary hyperparathroidism and assays for parathyroid hormone
Is intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay mandatory for the success of targeted parathyroidectomy?
Intra-operative parathyroid hormone measurements experience of a non-academic hospital
The foremost fundamental requirement for improving the comparability of GH and IGF-I assay methods is to use a single universally accepted standard for each hormone assay. Each GH or IGF-I assay should also specify the analyte being measured, the specificities of the antibodies used, and the assay's susceptibility to binding protein interference.
Consensus statement on the standardization and evaluation of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor assays
Blood collection, hormone assay, and testis weight.
Aggressive behavior and serum testosterone concentration during the maturation process of male mice: the effects of fetal exposure to bisphenol A: (Research)
Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy can be 98% successful when a technetium sestamibi scan is used together with ultrasound to localize parathyroid adenomas and a quick parathyroid hormone assay is used during surgery to detect if the proper gland or glands have been removed.
Parathyroidectomy works. (Guest Editorials)
Parathyroid hormone assay drift: an unappreciated problem in dialysis patient management.
Quantification of serum 1-84 parathyroid hormone in patients with hyperparathyroidism by immunocapture in situ digestion liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
case represents an example of false-positive interference in a competitive assay (due to binding of a putative antithyroxine antibody to the conjugate) and illustrates the differing effects of the interferent in a 1-step vs a 2-step analog-based free hormone assay.
A girl with goiter and inappropriate thyroid-stimulating hormone secretion
Influence of preanalytical factors on the immulite intact parathyroid hormone assay. Clin Chem 2004;50:974 -5.
Acute variation of osteocalcin and parathyroid hormone in athletes after running a Half-Marathon

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