Decreased hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis sensitivity to cortisol feedback inhibition in human aging

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-90

  Wilkinson, Charles W ^a   Peskind, Elaine R ^a   Raskind, Murray A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal steroids; Aging; Clinical neuroendocrinology; Corticotropin; Feedback; Metyrapone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTODOXONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; STEROID 11BETA MONOOXYGENASE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; TRANSCORTIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ADRENAL GLAND; BLOOD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CORTODOXONE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; KINETICS; MALE; METYRAPONE; PITUITARY GLAND; STEROID 11-BETA-HYDROXYLASE; TRANSCORTIN;

EID: 0030614486     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127167     Document Type: Article

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