Intact adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion but impaired cortisol response in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. Effect of glucocorticoids

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 596-602

  Gudbjörnsson, Björn ^a,b   Skogseid, Britt ^a   Öberg, Kjell ^a   Wide, Leif ^a   Hällgren, Roger ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Akureyri Hospital   (Iceland)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cortisol; Glucocorticoids; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREDNISOLONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0029881289     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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