Immunochemical characterization and quantitation of human sex steroid binding plasma protein |
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Authors: | M Egloff R Vranckx J Tardivel-Lacombe H Degrelle |
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Affiliation: | Laboratoire de Biochimie U.E.R. Biomédicale des Saints Pères, 45, rue des Saints Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France |
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Abstract: | The interest in the measurement of human sex steroid binding plasma protein (h-SBP) is now increasing since it allows the estimation of the free fraction of circulating hormones in plasma. Up to this date, this protein could only be determined by measuring the total binding capacity of serum for dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The purpose of the present work was to purify the protein, to prepare a rabbit monospecific antiserum and to develop an immunoelectrophoretic assay of h-SBP. The immunological assay is specific, accurate and sensitive. A good correlation with the radioligand assay was found. The h-SBP levels obtained by immunoelectrophoretic assay of different serum samples were 5.3 +/- 1.4 (SEM) mg/L in normal men and 13.4 +/- 2.6 (SEM) mg/L in normal women. |
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