Effect of desmopressin on ACTH and cortisol secretion in states of ACTH excess

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 661-668

  Colombo, P ^a   Passini, E ^a   Re, T ^a   Faglia, G ^a   Ambrosi, B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DESMOPRESSIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030788223     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.1330954.x     Document Type: Article

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