Growth hormone treatment in hypopituitary GH deficient adults reduces circulating cortisol levels during hydrocortisone replacement therapy

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-37

  Rodriguez Arnao, J ^a   Perry, L ^a   Besser, G M ^a   Ross, R J M ^a,b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0030004399     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1996.tb02057.x     Document Type: Article

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