Research Article

Biomedical Evaluation of Cortisol, Cortisone, and Corticosterone along with Testosterone and Epitestosterone Applying Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography

Table 2

Results of regression model for the analyzed steroids.

Total cortisolTotal cortisoneTotal corticosteroneTotal testosteroneTotal epitestosterone

Linearity range (ng/mL)2–300
Slope ± SD0.0062 ± 0.000130.0044 ± 0.000040.0077 ± 0.000080.0056 ± 0.000070.0067 ± 0.00005
Intercept ± SD0.219 ± 0.01980.306 ± 0.00600.192 ± 0.01200.151 ± 0.01070.116 ± 0.0083
Correlation coefficient ( 𝑟 )0.99910.99980.99970.99970.9998
𝑛 6
LOD (ng/mL) 0.5
LOQ (ng/mL) 2.0
Total separation time (min) 8.0
Migration time (min)
Cortisol4.95
Cortisone5.12
Corticosterone5.97
Dexamethasone I.S.5.55
Testosterone6.48
Epitestosterone6.66