Evaluation of adrenal function in patients with hypothalamic and pituitary disorders: Comparison of serum cortisol, urinary free cortisol and the human-corticotrophin releasing hormone test with the insulin tolerance test

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 465-471

  Dullaart, Robin P F ^a   Pasterkamp, Susanne H ^b   Beentjes, John A M ^b   Sluiter, Wim J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING TEST;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; INSULIN; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROLACTINOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032947227     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00679.x     Document Type: Article

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