Comparison of paired short Synacthen and insulin tolerance tests soon after pituitary surgery

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 46-49

  Jackson, R S ^a   Carter, G D ^a   Wise, P H ^b   Alaghband Zadeh, J ^a  

^a Departments of Chemical Pathology ^*

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cortisol; function; hypoglycaemia; hypophysectomy; tetracosactrin

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSYNTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 0028082279     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 17581001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329403100108     Document Type: Article

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