title: Hook effect and linear range in prolactin assays: distinct confounding entities.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: do Carmo Dias Gontijo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Souza Vasconcellos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. antoniorojr@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ribeiro-Oliveira
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin