CLINICAL METHOD FOR THE CHROMATOGRAPHICCOLORIMETRIC DETERMINATION OF URINARY 17-KETOSTEROIDS. II. NORMAL ADULTS

Abstract
A method for the quantitative analysis of 17-ketosteroids in the 24-hour urine specimen is descr. Urine samples obtained from 13 women between the ages of 18 and 46 years and 14 men between 18 and 41 years were studied. Total 24-hr. excretion in women ranged from 1.5 to 20.0 mg., and in men, from 9.4 to 30.6 mg. The mean values were 10.9 mg. for women and 20.0 mg. for men. The percentage composition of the mixture of 17-ketosteroids is the same in both sexes, except for the percentage i-androstanolone and beta-17-ketosteroids.