Combined amplification of the pulsatile and basal modes of adrenocorticotropin and cortisol secretion in patients with Cushing’s disease: Evidence for decreased responsiveness of the adrenal glands

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1995, Pages 3750-3757

  Van Den Berg, Gerrit ^a   Frölich, Marijke ^a   Veldhuis, Johannes D ^b   Roelfsema, Ferdinand ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOTROPIN; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HALF-LIFE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PULSATILE FLOW; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0028791187     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.80.12.8530629     Document Type: Article

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