Elevated plasma cortisol concentrations: A link between low birth weight and the insulin resistance syndrome?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 757-760

  Phillips, D I W ^a,b   Barker, D J P ^a   Fall, C H D ^a   Seckl, J R ^c   Whorwood, C B ^a   Wood, P J ^b   Walker, B R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FASTING; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SYNDROME; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031732846     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.3.757     Document Type: Article

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