Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Function following Cranial Irradiation

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-16

  Oberfield, Sharon E ^a   Nirenberg, Anita ^a   Allen, Jeffrey C ^a   Cohen, Henry ^a   Donahue, Bernadine ^a   Prasad, Veeramac ^a   Schiff, Robin ^a   Pang, Songya ^b   Ghavimi, Fereshteh ^c   David, Raphael ^a   Chrousos, George ^d   Sklar, Charles ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Cranial irradiation; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal function

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031015129     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000185357     Document Type: Article

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