HORMONAL ASSAYS
ENDOCRINOLOGY (MBC 403)
, INTRODUCTION
• Hormonal assay is the test carried out on sample of bl
to detect and measure the level of a hormone.
• It is performed to confirm hormonal abnormalities and
also during treatment and after treatment of hormonal
abnormalities.
, Measurement of Hormone Concentration in th
Blood
• Hormones are present in the blood in extremely mi
quantities.
• Some concentrations are as low as one billionth
milligram (1 picogram) per milliliter. Therefore, it was
difficult to measure these concentrations by the u
chemical means.
ENDOCRINOLOGY (MBC 403)
, INTRODUCTION
• Hormonal assay is the test carried out on sample of bl
to detect and measure the level of a hormone.
• It is performed to confirm hormonal abnormalities and
also during treatment and after treatment of hormonal
abnormalities.
, Measurement of Hormone Concentration in th
Blood
• Hormones are present in the blood in extremely mi
quantities.
• Some concentrations are as low as one billionth
milligram (1 picogram) per milliliter. Therefore, it was
difficult to measure these concentrations by the u
chemical means.