Age-related changes in glucocorticoid fats feedback inhibition of adrenocorticotropin in man

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1380-1383

  Boscaro, Marco ^a   Paoletta, Agostino ^a   Scarpa, Elena ^a   Barzon, Luisa ^a   Fusaro, Paolo ^b   Fallo, Francesco ^a   Sonino, Nicoletta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Geriatric Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REFERENCE VALUES; SECRETORY RATE;

EID: 0031732464     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.4.1380     Document Type: Article

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