17 citations
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August 2015 in “Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology/The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology” The study found that urine metabolites M1b or M4 are the best indicators of ATD use in horses, with detection possible up to 77 hours in urine and 28 hours in blood.
49 citations
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December 2017 in “Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis” The method effectively detects banned substances in urine for sports antidoping.
7 citations
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April 2022 in “Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis” The method can measure multiple steroids in human hair to study long-term steroid metabolism, especially in newborns and children.
1 citations
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January 2022 in “Food & Function” Certain Egyptian Sabal fruit extracts may help treat anti-androgenic diseases like benign prostatic hyperplasia.
12 citations
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January 2020 in “Analyst” Researchers found markers that can tell if hair has been bleached, which could improve hair test accuracy.
23 citations
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June 2019 in “Bioanalysis” Monitoring steroid hormones in blood can better detect testosterone doping.
1 citations
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October 2017 in “Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A” A new minoxidil-like substance, triaminodil, was found in an illegal hair growth supplement.
1 citations
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April 2015 in “Drug research” New method measures finasteride in plasma, finds two formulations bioequivalent.
9 citations
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February 2018 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis” Quick, selective detection of tadalafil and finasteride in human plasma developed.
2 citations
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November 2017 in “Biotechnology Letters” Researchers found four natural compounds that can change DHT levels in prostate cancer cells.
11 citations
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September 2020 in “Steroids” A new method accurately measures steroid hormones in a few hair strands and could help study chronic stress and hair loss.
January 2026 in “Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)” The procedure accurately measures 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone in blood, useful for standard tests.
January 2021 in “Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation” The document describes a way to measure biotin in blood to prevent wrong test results in hormone level testing.
A new method can quickly and accurately detect illegal chemicals in hair loss products.
13 citations
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April 2013 in “Chinese Chemical Letters/Chinese chemical letters” The method effectively identifies and measures seven banned substances in cosmetics.
76 citations
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February 2015 in “Industrial Crops and Products” Researchers found over 40 compounds in Bituminaria bituminosa, including many flavonoids and some with potential for medical and hair care uses.
November 2025 in “Molecules” Microextraction techniques improve hormone testing while being environmentally friendly.
January 2024 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” The method accurately measures steroid hormones in hair to study hormone dynamics related to hair loss.
January 2019 in “Analytical Science and Technology” About 21% of tested hair loss supplements contained illegal synthetic drugs.
9 citations
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November 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” The new LC-MS/MS method is more accurate and reliable than traditional immunoassays for measuring steroids in serum.
November 2025 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” Epristeride's metabolism involves key metabolites and proteins, affecting its use in doping tests.
38 citations
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January 2013 in “Analyst” The study found that Ziziphus jujuba seeds contain beneficial compounds for treating insomnia and anxiety and that the methods used are effective for assessing their quality.
April 2016 in “Annals of laboratory medicine” The method reliably profiles eicosanoids and shows epitestosterone reduces their levels, similar to common anti-inflammatory drugs.
2 citations
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December 2013 in “Xenobiotica” Finasteride metabolites found in pigs match human studies, making pigs a valid model for human drug research.
7 citations
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November 2022 in “Toxics” The method accurately measures 19 steroid hormones in human blood and urine using a small sample and is suitable for large-scale monitoring.
27 citations
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April 2013 in “Reviews in endocrine and metabolic disorders” The document concludes that using LC-MS/MS for measuring androgens is more accurate than older methods, but it needs careful validation and standardized references to be most effective.
20 citations
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August 2014 in “Talanta” The method effectively measures drug impact on DHT levels in prostate treatments.
1 citations
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March 2012 in “Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B” New methods can detect finasteride's major urinary metabolite in urine for up to 49 hours.
12 citations
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August 2022 in “Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety” A new method accurately detects bisphenols and parabens in human hair.
34 citations
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January 2016 in “Analytical Chemistry” A new method can quickly and accurately detect drugs in hair.