Gas Chromatography in the Analysis of Steroid Hormones

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Definition of Chromatography....Pages 3-4
Gas Chromatographic Columns....Pages 5-18
Instrumentation....Pages 19-47
Ancillary Methods....Pages 49-59
The History of Gas-Liquid Chromatography of Steroids....Pages 61-67
Column Practice....Pages 69-75
Decomposition of Steroids During GLC....Pages 77-85
Irreversible Sorption....Pages 87-89
Purity of Standards and Solvents....Pages 91-93
Choice of Derivative....Pages 95-96
Preliminary Purification....Pages 97-98
Relationship of Chromatographic Behavior and Steroid Structure....Pages 99-128
Determination of Progesterone and Its Metabolic Products....Pages 129-163
Determination of Androgens and Related Steroids....Pages 165-200
Determination of Urinary Pregnanetriol....Pages 201-206
Analysis of Urinary Adrenocortical Steroids....Pages 207-223
Determination of Urinary Estrogens (in collaboration with Sati C. Chattoraj)....Pages 225-264
Hopes and Needs for the Future....Pages 265-266
Back Matter....Pages 267-288