The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in critical illness: Response to dexamethasone and corticotropin-releasing hormone

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 151-156

  Reincke, Martin ^a   Allolio, Bruno ^a   Wurth, Guido ^b   Winkelmann, Werner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; KINETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0027168792     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.77.1.8392081     Document Type: Article

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