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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.
September 2012 in “European journal of psychotraumatology” This study presents a new LC-MS/MS method that allows for more accurate detection of seven steroid hormones in human hair, enhancing the specificity and reliability of hormone analysis in psychoneuroendocrinological research.
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December 1998 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” This study found that steroid hormone levels in human hair correlate significantly with those in serum, suggesting hair may be a viable medium for assessing hormonal status.
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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.
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April 2022 in “Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis” This study describes a new method using high-resolution mass spectrometry for analyzing multiple steroids in human scalp hair, with newborn hair showing the highest steroid concentrations among examined age groups.
