Salivary Cortisol: A Better Measure of Adrenal Cortical Function than Serum Cortisol
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Simple adaptation of a radioimmunoassay kit for serum cortisol used to measure salivary cortisol.
Drug immunoassays with use of reagent strips have been introduced by the Ames Co. for theophylline and phenytoin assays. Their phenobarbital assay is based on the ais (Apoenzyme Reactivation Immunoassay System) principle. Thirty microlitres of diluted serum is applied to the reagent pad and the strip is read in the Seralyzer reflectance photometer after 85 s. Fifty-three serum samples assayed b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0004-5632,1758-1001
DOI: 10.1177/000456328302000601