Steroid Profiling in Health and Disease
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Lipid Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2020) | Viewed by 8100
Special Issue Editors
Interests: glucocorticoids; steroids; mass spectrometry; metabolism
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the last decade, endocrinologists have moved away from single steroid assays by immunoassay to more informative profiles, requiring step-changes in analytical approaches integrated with bioinformatic workflows. This edition showcases current technologies, such as steroid and metabolite profiling, metabolomics, machine learning and pathway analysis, to highlight the value of these holistic approaches. Papers describing application in health, disease diagnostics, biomarkers, nutrition, pharmacology and toxicology to illustrate potential for advancing personalised medicine are particularly encouraged. Primary papers, technical notes and reviews related to steroid, sterol and associated molecules (e.g., Vitamin D, phytosteroids) are all welcome.
Prof. Ruth Andrew
Dr. Dawn Livingstone
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metabolite profiling and metabolomics
- steroids
- sterols
- biomarkers
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