Desmopressin stimulation test for diagnosis of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 687-695

  Sakai, Yoko ^a   Horiba, Nobuo ^a   Tozawa, Fumiko ^b   Sakai, Ken ^a   Kuwayama, Akio ^c   Demura, Hiroshi ^b   Suda, Toshihiro ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGOYA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cyclic Cushing's disease; Desmopressin; Diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome; Vasopressin receptors

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031450122     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.44.687     Document Type: Article

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