Adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent adrenal hyperplasia

Endocrinologist

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-85

  Malchoff, Carl D ^a   MacGillivray, Dougald ^a   Malchoff, Diana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; GASTRIC INHIBITORY POLYPEPTIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; CUSHING DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERCORTISOLISM; REVIEW;

EID: 0030005680     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019616-199603000-00003     Document Type: Review

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