title: Immunoanalytical profile of androstenedione.
abstract: Androstenedione is an androgen hormone and a precursor for testosterone and estrone synthesis. It is produced in both gonadal (testes and ovaries) and extragonadal levels (peripheral conversion of dehydroepiandrosterone). This hormone is useful in the assessment of virilism and hirsutism in women. In this paper, after a brief physiological reminder, the author presents the preanalytical and analytical considerations and the clinical utility of this hormone.
authors: Laboratoire de surveillance et d'épidémiologie nutritionnelles en Tunisie, Institut national de nutrition et de technologie alimentaire, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors: Radhouene
authors: R
authors: Doggui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000735:Androstenedione / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D012107:Research Design
chemical_list: D000735:Androstenedione
keywords: androgen hormones; androstenedione; hirsutism; immunoassay; polycystic ovary syndrome