[Interpretation of the blood level of a steroid]. / Interprétation du taux sanguin d'un stéroïde.

ABSTRACT

The authors define the conditions under which the steroid circulate in the blood free, bound to albumin or bound to their specific binding proteins. Based on the physiology of steroids, the authors try to define the value of the serum levels in the evaluation of steroid production and, more particularly, the variations in this production. The biological activity seems to be directly related to the free circulating fraction.