Urinary free cortisol excretion in chronic fatigue syndrome, major depression and in healthy volunteers

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 49-54

  Scott, Lucinda V ^a   Dinan, Timothy G ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS); Depression; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis; Urinary free cortisol (UFC)

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0031951617     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00101-8     Document Type: Article

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