Free Testosterone Measurement by the Analog Displacement Direct Assay: Old Concerns and New Evidence
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Free testosterone measurement by the analog displacement direct assay: old concerns and new evidence.
Fritz and coworkers (1 ) have provided data arguing against the validity of a popular analog-based direct assay for free testosterone (T). Their rigorous dissection of characteristics of the assay and use of carefully defined solutions demonstrates that the assay correlates generally with total T but does not measure dialyzable T; this observation is consistent with prior reservations about thi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.101303