Interaction between glucagon and human corticotropin- releasing hormone or vasopressin on ACTH and cortisol secretion in humans

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-104

  Arvat, Emanuela ^a   Maccagno, Barbara ^a   Ramunni, Josefina ^a   Maccario, Mauro ^a   Giordano, Roberta ^a   Broglio, Fabio ^a   Camanni, Franco ^a   Ghigo, Ezio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCAGON; HYDROCORTISONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 0033910997     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1430099     Document Type: Article

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