Polymyalgia rheumatica: Evidence for a hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis-driven disease

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 655-658

  Cutolo, M ^a   Straub, R H ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortisol; DHEAS; HPA; Polymyalgia rheumatica

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

AGING; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; STEROID THERAPY;

AGING; ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA;

EID: 0033653122     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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