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Diurnal rhythm and effects of oral contraceptives on serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) are related to alterations in serum albumin rather than to changes in adrenocortical steroid secretion

K. Carlström Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Clinical Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden; Department of General Medicine, University Hospital, Umea, Sweden; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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R. Karlsson Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Clinical Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden; Department of General Medicine, University Hospital, Umea, Sweden; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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B. Von Schoultz Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Clinical Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden; Department of General Medicine, University Hospital, Umea, Sweden; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 361-368 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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