Sex steroid hormone stability in serum tubes with and without separator gels.

Sophie HepburnMichael J P WrightConchita BoyderRenee C SahertianBen LuRui ZhangChris P WhiteAndrea R Horvath

Published in: Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (2017)

To optimise conditions and to reduce pre-analytical error we recommend the use of plain serum collection tubes for androstenedione and rapid separation of serum from cells when oestradiol and testosterone are requested.

Keyphrases

induced apoptosis
liquid chromatography
cell cycle arrest
mass spectrometry
replacement therapy
cell death
signaling pathway