Cortisol, high cortisol diseases and anti-cortisol therapy

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Sapse, Alfred T ^a  

^a Steroidogenesis Inhibitors Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti cortisols; Antiglucocorticoids; Cortisol; Cortisol circadian rhythm; Hypercortisolism; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; MIFEPRISTONE; PRASTERONE; PROCAINE; PROGESTERONE; TIANEPTINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGING; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE;

EID: 0030848440     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(97)00024-3     Document Type: Article

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