Cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone response to surgical stress (splenectomy) in thalassemic patients

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 400-403

  Banani, S A ^a,b   Omrani, G H ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Cortisol; Surgery pituitary adrenal axis; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IRON STORAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL STRESS; THALASSEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SPLENECTOMY; STRESS; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0033926495     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830000401     Document Type: Article

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