A case of adrenal insufficiency due to acquired hypothalamic CRH deficiency

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 121-126

  Nishihara, Eijun ^a   Kimura, Hironori ^a   Ishimaru, Tadahiko ^a   Kiriyama, Takeshi ^a   Yokoyama, Naokata ^a   Yamashita, Shunichi ^a   Nagataki, Shigenobu ^a,b  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal insufficiency; Chronic thyroiditis; Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH); Hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LYPRESSIN; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030951731     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.44.121     Document Type: Article

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