title: The free hormone hypothesis. Distinction from the free hormone transport hypothesis.
abstract: I. The free hormone transport hypothesis: distinction from the free hormone hypothesis. II. The free hormone hypothesis: importance of the rate-limiting step in tissue uptake. III. Explicit consideration of multiple plasma hormone-binding proteins in transport models. IV. Diffusion barriers in transport models. V. Functions of plasma hormone-binding proteins. VI. Conclusions and areas for future investigation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0130.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mendel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D006728:Hormones / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones