Pre-analytic considerations for the proper assessment of hormones of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis in epidemiological research

RL Derr, SJ Cameron, SH Golden - European journal of epidemiology, 2006 - Springer
There is growing epidemiological interest in hormones as predictors of chronic diseases.
The correct handling and analysis of hormones can be cumbersome, and great care must be …

Thyroid function tests in thyroid and nonthyroid disease

TD Trainer, PL Howard, RC Rock - CRC Critical reviews in clinical …, 1983 - Taylor & Francis
The hypothalamus and pituitary essentially function as a unit. Thyrotropin-releasing
hormones, derived from the hypothalamus, stimulate thyrotropin release from the anterior …