Progesterone in Saliva

Both RIA and enzyme immunoassay methodologies have been applied to the determination of progesterone in saliva. Although sample extraction procedures are often necessary to eliminate protein influences/ direct methods are favored in routine laboratories and have been described.Rigorous standardization of sample collection and preparation is important for obtaining meaningful results for cHnical purposes... 

Evans JJ. Progesterone in saliva does not parallel unbound progesterone in plasma. Clin Chem 1986 32 542-4. 

O Rorke A, Kane MM, Gosling JP, Tallon DF, Fottrell PF. Development and validation of a monoclonal antibody enzyme immunoassay for measuring progesterone in saliva. Clin Chem 1994 40 454-8. 

TaUon DF, Gosling JP, Bucldey PM, Dooley MM, Cleere WF, O Dwyer EM, et al. Direct solid-phase enzyme immunoassay of progesterone in saliva. Clin Chem 1984 30 1507-11. 

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