Plasma sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) and testosterone levels were measured in 29 patients with epilepsy (16 men and 13 women), most of them on chronic therapy with anticonvulsant drugs. Sex hormone binding globulin concentrations were increased in both sexes and testosterone levels in male patients. It is postulated that anticonvulsants may induce hepatic synthesis of SHBG.

Two immunochemical methods for determination of thyroxine-binding globulin in human serum were developed, in which the purified globulin and monospecific antiserum to it are used. One method, based on radial immunodiffusion, has good precision and values for analytical recovery. Reference values obtained for men were 9.8-17.8 mg/liter and for women 11.3-20.5 mg/liter. The sex-related difference...