31030-0
Testosterone/Epitestosterone [Mass Ratio] in Urine
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LP14045-6 Testosterone
Testosterone is an androgenic steroid and is the primary male sex hormone. Approximately half of circulating testosterone is tightly bound to a protein called sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) and is biologically inactive. Another fraction is weakly bound to other proteins, such as albumin, and the remainder is unbound, or "free". Weakly bound and free testosterone together represent bioavailable testosterone. Both total and free testosterone levels decrease with age. Low testosterone is associated with many other conditions, including osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, obesity, diabetes and ischemic heart disease. PMID: 18488876
Source: Regenstrief LOINC, PMID: 18488876
LP14045-6 Testosterone
A potent androgenic steroid and major product secreted by the Leydig cells of the testis. Its production is stimulated by luteinizing hormone from the pituitary gland. In turn, testosterone exerts feedback control of the pituitary LH and FSH secretion. Depending on the tissues, testosterone can be further converted to dihydrotestosterone or estradiol.
Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
LP32047-0 Epitestosterone
Epitestosterone is a natural steroid, an inactive epimer of the hormone testosterone. Epitestosterone is believed to form in a similar way to testosterone; a 1993 study found that around 50% of epitestosterone production in human males can be ascribed to the testis , although the exact pathway of its formation is still the subject of research. It has been shown to accumulate in mammary cyst fluid and in the prostate. Epitestosterone levels are typically highest in young males; however, by adulthood, most healthy males exhibit a testosterone to epitestosterone ratio (TE ratio) of about 1:1. Epistestosterone and testosterone:It has been shown that exogenous administration of testosterone does not affect levels of epitestosterone in the body. As a result, tests to determine the ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone in urine are used to find athletes who are doping.
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Source: Wikipedia, Epitestosterone (Wikipedia)
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Testosterone/Epitestosterone
- Property
- MRto
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Urine
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Short Name
- Testost/Epitestost Ur
- Display Name
- Testosterone/Epitestosterone (U) [Mass ratio]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Testosterone/Epitestosterone, Urine
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHEM
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.04
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 11484
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | testosterona/epitestosterona: |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Testosterona/Epitestosterona: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Testosterona / Epitestosterona: |
et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Testosteroon/epitestosteroon: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Uriin |
fr-FR | French (France) | Testostérone/épitestostérone: |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Testosterone/Epitestosterone: Synonyms: Chimica Punto nel tempo (episodio) Rapporto di Massa |
ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 남성호르몬/에피테스토스테론: |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | testosteron/epitestosteron: |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Testosterona/Epitestosterona: Synonyms: ; |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Тестостерон/Эпитестостерон: Synonyms: Количественный Масс отношение Точка во времени; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Testosteron/Epitestosteron: |
uk-UA | Ukrainian (Ukraine) | Тестостерон/Епітестостерон: Synonyms: Chemistry; |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 睾酮/表睾酮: Synonyms: Testos; |
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