Steroid concentrations in plasma, whole blood and brain: effects of saline perfusion to remove blood contamination from brain.

The brain and other organs locally synthesize steroids. Local synthesis is suggested when steroid levels are higher in tissue than in the circulation. However, measurement of both circulating and tissue steroid levels are subject to methodological considerations. For example, plasma samples are comm...

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Main Authors: Matthew D Taves, Kim L Schmidt, Ilan M Ruhr, Katarzyna Kapusta, Nora H Prior, Kiran K Soma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3012083?pdf=render