Assessing the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis using physiological doses of adrenocorticotropic hormone

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 285-290

  Talwar, V ^a   Lodha, S ^a   Dash, R J ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031926417     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/91.4.285     Document Type: Article

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