Corticosterone - Compound B - serum
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COS
Synonyms
- Compound B
- Endocrinology
Specialty
Biochemistry
Clinical significance
A steroid secreted by the zona glomerulosa and the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex in the biosynthetic pathway of aldosterone. Low levels are observed in adrenal insufficiency and 11-beta-hydroxylase deficiency.
Further information
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM: This biological molecule has a circadian rhythm (maximum concentration in morning), with a sufficiently significant amplitude to have an important influence on the clinical interpretation
Methodology
LC-MS/MS
Turnaround time
1 week
Testing Laboratory
Biomnis Lyon
Contact(s)
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