Urinary free cortisol and cortisone determined by high performance liquid chromatography in the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 151-155

  Lin, Ching Ling ^a,b,c   Wu, Ta Jen ^a,b,d   Machacek, Dwaine A ^a   Jiang, Nai Siang ^a   Kao, Pai C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic ^*

^c CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOASSAY;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CORTISONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031025128     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.1.151     Document Type: Article

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