Changes in dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and DHEA-sulfate plasma levels during experimental endotoxinemia in healthy volunteers

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4624-4629

  Schuld, Andreas ^a   Mullington, Janet ^a   Friess, Elisabeth ^a   Hermann, Dirk M ^a   Galanos, Chris ^b   Holsboer, Florian ^a   Pollmächer, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ENDOTOXIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; ENDOTOXEMIA; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ACETONE; ADULT; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CYTOKINES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; HYDRAZONES; MALE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ABORTUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR ABORTUSEQUI;

EID: 0034489374     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.85.12.4624     Document Type: Article

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