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Table 1 Inter- and intra-assay coefficients of variation and detection limits for the six salivary steroids

From: Steroid concentrations in antepartum and postpartum saliva: normative values in women and correlations with serum

 

Intra CV%

Inter CV%

Detection limit

Cortisol

3.5

5.1

0.08 nmol/L

Estriol

6.1

7.1

0.06 nmol/L

Estradiol

7.1

7.5

3.65 pmol/L

Progesterone

6.2

7.6

0.02 nmol/L

Testosterone

4.6

9.8

3.47 pmol/L

DHEA

5.6

8.2

0.02 nmol/L

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Biology of Sex Differences

ISSN: 2042-6410

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