Diurnal variation of adrenocortical activity in chronic fatigue syndrome

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 213-217

  MacHale, S M ^a   Cavanagh, J T O ^a   Bennie, J ^b   Carroll, S ^b   Goodwin, G M ^c   Lawrie, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACTH; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cortisol; Diurnal variation; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE;

EID: 0031736878     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000026543     Document Type: Article

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