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July 2008 in “Biomedical Chromatography” This study reported that administering finasteride reduced levels of certain neuroactive androgens in rat brains, suggesting peripheral origin for most 3α,5α-Adiol and brain synthesis for 3α,5α-A.
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April 2024 in “ACS Chemical Neuroscience” This study developed and validated a highly sensitive method using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry for accurately analyzing nine neuroactive steroids in human serum, which could enhance understanding of disease pathophysiology and support new biomarker and therapeutic discovery.
6 citations
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February 2022 in “European journal of endocrinology” This study developed a validated method using UPLC-MS/MS to analyze 37 hormones in human hair, enabling broader hormonal profiling for identifying endocrine disorders.
134 citations
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March 2015 in “Clinical Endocrinology” This study introduced a validated LC-MS/MS-based method for profiling long-term steroid concentrations in human scalp hair, offering potential applications in endocrinology research.
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January 1999 in “The Analyst” This study used gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to simultaneously quantify androstenedione, dihydrotestosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, testosterone, androsterone, etiocholanolone, progesterone, and pregnenolone in human hair, detecting differences in steroid concentrations between male and female samples.