Serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in patients with asymptomatic cortisol producing adrenal adenoma: Comparison with adrenal Cushing's syndrome and non-functional adrenal tumor

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 387-396

  Morio, Hiroshi ^a   Terano, Takashi ^a   Yamamoto, Kazuo ^a   Tomizuka, Takuya ^a   Oeda, Toru ^a   Saito, Yasushi ^a   Tamura, Yasushi ^b   Sasano, Hironobu ^c  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyoundou Hiratsuka Hospital   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal tumor; DHEA S; Incidentaloma; Sulfotransferase

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SULFOTRANSFERASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0029768813     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.43.387     Document Type: Article

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