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1. A Short History of Hormone Measurement

Michael J. Wheeler

2. Immunoassay Techniques

Michael J. Wheeler

3. Introduction to Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Alberto S nchez-Guijo, Michaela F. Hartmann, and Stefan A. Wudy

4. Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Hormone Measurement

Helen P. Field

5. Methods for the Investigation of Thyroid Functions

A. Morovat

6. The Measurement of LH, FSH and Prolactin

Michael J. Wheeler

7. Assays of GH, IGF-1 and IGF Binding Protein-3

Nishan Guha

8. Measurement of Arginine Vasopressin

Nadia El-Farhan, David Hampton, and Michael Penny

9. The Measurement of Anti-M llerian Hormone

Michael J. Wheeler

10. Measurement of Gut Hormones in Plasma

Steve Bloom, Mohammad Ghateri, and Paul Bech

11. Measurement of Melatonin and 6-Sulphatoxymelatonin

Benita Middleton

12. Measurement of Glucocorticoids in Biological Fluids

Laura Owen

13. Measurement of Androgens

Helen P. Field and Michael J. Wheeler

14. Measurement of Aldosterone in Blood

Sophie C. Barnes

15. Measurement of Plasma Renin Activity

Sophie C. Barnes

16. Measurement of Vitamin D

Loretta Ford

17. Urine Steroid Profiling

Norman Taylor

18. Internal Quality Control

Edward Kearney

19. External Quality Assessment Schemes for Immunoassays

Catherine Sturgeon