Effects of aging on adrenal function in the human: Responsiveness and sensitivity of adrenal androgens and cortisol to adrenocorticotropin in premenopausal and postmenopausal women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-54

  Parker Jr , C Richard ^a   Slayden, Scott M ^a   Azziz, Ricardo ^a   Crabbe, S Lolita ^a   Hines, Gene A ^a   Boots, Larry R ^a   Bae, Sejong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADRENAL ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEMALE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BODY MASS INDEX; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0034457774     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.85.1.48     Document Type: Article

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