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17-hydroxycorticosteroid (17-OHCS) is an inactive product formed when the liver and other body tissues break down cortisol, a steroid hormone. This article discusses the laboratory test to measure the amount of 17-OHCS in urine.
Review Date:
10/24/2007
17-ketosteroids are substances that form when the body breaks down male steroid sex hormones called androgens and other hormones released by adrenal cortex. This article discusses the laboratory test used to measure the amount of 17-ketosteroids in a urine sample.
Review Date:
10/24/2007
17-OH progesterone is a blood test that measures the amount of 17-OH progesterone, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands and gonads.
Review Date:
5/6/2007
The 24-hour urinary aldosterone excretion rate test measures the amount of aldosterone eliminated in the urine in a day. Aldosterone is a hormone released by the adrenal gland that helps the kidney to control salt and potassium balance.See also: Blood aldosterone test
Review Date:
10/24/2007
The 24-hour urine copper test measures the amount of copper in a urine sample.
Review Date:
10/15/2007
24-hour urine protein measures the amount of protein excreted in urine over a 24-hour period.See also: Bence-Jones protein test
Review Date:
10/22/2007
The 25-hydroxy vitamin D test is the most accurate measure of the amount of vitamin D in the body.In the kidney, 25-hydroxy vitamin D changes into an active form (called 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D). The active form helps control blood levels of calcium and phosphate.This article discusses the blood test used to measure the amount of 25-hydroxy vitamin D.
Review Date:
7/17/2007
5-HIAA is a test that measures the amount of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) -- a break-down product of the chemical messenger serotonin -- in urine. This test tells how much 5-HIAA the body is removing.
Review Date:
3/22/2007
5'-nucleotidase (5'-NT) is a protein produced by the liver. A test can be done to measure the amount of this protein in your blood.
Review Date:
10/15/2007
Aarskog syndrome is an inherited disease characterized by short stature, facial abnormalities, musculoskeletal, and genital anomalies.
Review Date:
3/13/2006
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