Abstract
Measurement of progesterone in saliva offers several advantages when compared to assays of serum progesterone, especially when ovarian activity is being assessed. Most published methods for the determination of progesterone in saliva are based on assays developed in research centers, which imploy 'in-house' reagents that are critically dependent on supplies of highly selected antisera. In this report, the adaptation of a readily available commercial progesterone 'kit', the Pantex Immunodirect Progesterone (125I) is described for the measurement of salivary progesterone. A single extraction step was added, however, to improve assay performance and to ensure that total salivary progesterone was measured.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 245-254 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - 1986 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Immunology and Allergy
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Immunology
- Molecular Biology
- Hematology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Medical Laboratory Technology