Intermittent Cushing's disease in Hirsute women

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-110

  Bals Pratsch, M ^a   Hanker, J P ^a   Hellhammer, D H ^b   Ludecke D K ^c   Schlegel, W ^a   Schneider, H P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hirsutism; Intermittent Cushing's disease; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029967864     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979138     Document Type: Article

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