Supression and recovery of the neonatal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis after prolonged dexamethasone therapy

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 722-726

  Ford, L R ^a   Willi, S M ^a   Hollis, B W ^a   Wright, N M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTODOXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; TETRACOSACTIDE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STEROID THERAPY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG DISEASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIME;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG DISEASES; METYRAPONE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030608809     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(97)70100-8     Document Type: Article

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