Plasma variation of corticosteroid-binding globulin and sex hormone-binding globulin

• Published in: Hormone and metabolic research Vol. 38; no. 4; p. 241
• Main Authors: Lewis, J G, Möpert, B, Shand, B I, Doogue, M P, Soule, S G, Frampton, C M, Elder, P A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.04.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Circadian Rhythm; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone - blood; Male; Metabolic Syndrome - blood; Middle Aged; Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin - metabolism; Transcortin - metabolism

Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) circulate in plasma and bind their cognate ligands with high affinity, offering a steroid delivery system to target tissues by a variety of mechanisms. Analysis of these steroid-binding proteins is gaining importance in th...