Seasonal variation in glucocorticoid activity in healthy men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4015-4019

  Walker, Brian R ^a   Best, Ruth ^a   Noon, Joseph P ^a   Watt, Graham C M ^b   Webb, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0030782518     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.12.4015     Document Type: Article

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