Steroidomic Approach in Adrenal and Androgenic Dysfunctions: From Clinical Biochemistry to Endocrinology
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 3186
Special Issue Editors
Interests: neuroendocrinology; cardiovascular endocrinology; metabolism
Interests: steroid; LC-MS/MS; clinical biochemistry; anti-doping; metabo-lomics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit original research articles and/or original reviews to this Special Issue entitled “Steroidomic Approach in Adrenal and Androgenic Dysfunctions: From Clinical Biochemistry to Endocrinology” of the Metabolites journal.
For decades, the diagnostic evaluation of adrenal and androgen-related diseases in clinical endocrinology has been based on the measurement of circulating levels of a limited number of steroid hormones performed in clinical biochemistry laboratories. More recently, the introduction and spread of mass-spectrometry-based analytical platforms in clinical contexts has opened new frontiers in the diagnosis of adrenal and androgenic diseases, helping the discovery of novel steroidal markers and leading to a deeper understanding of diseases that have often been classified as idiopathic in clinical endocrine practice.
With this Special Issue, besides addressing the unmet diagnostic needs of both adrenal and androgenic dysfunctions, we would like to welcome original studies dealing with the development and validation of innovative analytical techniques for steroid measurement in clinical biochemistry laboratories as well as their application in clinical endocrinology for the improvement of diagnostic accuracy and patient management.
Prof. Dr. Ezio Ghigo
Dr. Federico Ponzetto
Dr. Mirko Parasiliti-Caprino
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- endocrinology
- clinical biochemistry
- adrenals
- androgens
- steroids
- mass spectrometry
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