title: Routine multipurpose gas chromatographic assay for urinary corticosteroids.
abstract: THE USE OF A ROUTINE ASSAY FOR URINARY STEROIDS IS DESCRIBED THAT IS THOUGHT TO SATISFY THE FOLLOWING NEEDS: the measurement of low levels of 17-hydroxycorticosteroid excretion; the assessment of adrenocortical activity during prednisolone therapy; the diagnosis of the adrenogenital syndrome and the monitoring of its treatment using any available urine specimen; the very early diagnosis of pregnancy using any available urine specimen. It may also prove of value in the assessment of progesterone secretion and metabolism during pregnancy.
mesh_terms: D015065:17-Hydroxycorticosteroids / Q000652:urine*; D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000652:urine; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010912:Pituitary-Adrenal Function Tests; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011258:Pregnancy Tests; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015065:17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; D011374:Progesterone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D011239:Prednisolone; D006854:Hydrocortisone