title: Pitfalls in the assay of cortisol.
abstract: Many currently used cortisol assays, including commercially available kits, are validated only for adult serum and may give misleading results when applied to urine, fetal or neonatal serum or amniotic fluid. Evidence for such errors is presented to illustrate the danger and confusion which may result.
mesh_terms: D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone