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Comparative Study
. 1979 Mar 1;162(3):273-80.
doi: 10.1016/s0378-4347(00)81514-5.

Corticosteroid analysis in biological fluids by high-performance liquid chromatography

Comparative Study

Corticosteroid analysis in biological fluids by high-performance liquid chromatography

J Q Rose et al. J Chromatogr. .

Abstract

A sensitive, specific, and reproducible high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for the simultaneous determination of prednisone, prednisolone and cortisol in biological fluids was developed with dexamethasone as the internal standard. Samples are extracted with methylene chloride, washed with sodium hydroxide and then water, and chromatographed on a microparticulate silica gel column with UV detection at 254 nm. Sensitivity was greater than 15 ng for all four steroids. Specificity was supported by use of dual wave-length UV detection and/or radioimmunoassay. The assay has been applied in pharmacokinetic studies and a typical plasma concentration--time profile for the three steroids is presented for one subject who received 50 mg of prednisone.

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