Ectopic ACTH production by a bronchial carcinoid tumour responsive to desmopressin in vivo and in vitro

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 623-627

  Arlt, W ^a   Dahia, P L M ^b   Callies, F ^a   Nordmeyer, J P ^a   Allolio, B ^a   Grossman, A B ^b   Reincke, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DESMOPRESSIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA; METYRAPONE; VASOPRESSIN V2 RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN V3 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030667252     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.3091129.x     Document Type: Article

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