The formation of bile acids/bile alcohols is of major importance for the maintenance of
cholesterol homeostasis. Besides their functions in lipid absorption, bile acids/bile alcohols …

Steroid profiling is one of the most versatile and informative screening tools for the detection
of steroid abuse in sports drug testing. Concentrations and ratios of various endogenously …

Within the last few years, knowledge about vitamins has increased dramatically. This new
edition of a bestseller presents comprehensive summaries that analyze the chemical …

Bile acids are important end products of cholesterol metabolism. While they have been
identified as key factors in lipid emulsification and absorption due to their detergent …

This paper evaluated the occurrence and removal efficiency of four estrogenic hormones in
five biological wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), located in the State of Ceará, Brazil …

The goal of this work was to investigate the occurrence of emerging contaminants in drinking
water of the city of Campinas, Brazil. Tap water samples were analyzed using SPE-GC-MS …

Although the hypothesis that environmental chemicals may exhibit endocrine disrupting
effects is not new, the issue has been a growing level of concern due to reports of increased …

Among the various compounds considered as emerging pollutants, alkylphenolic
surfactants, steroid sex hormones, and pharmaceuticals are of particular concern, both …

Background Recently, the accuracies of many commercially available immunoassays for
Vitamin D have been questioned. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC …

Available data for cholesterol content of beef, pork, poultry, and processed meat products
were reported. Although the cholesterol concentration in meat and poultry can be influenced …