Adrenocorticotropin-independent unilateral adrenocortical hyperplasia with Cushing's syndrome: Immunohistochemical studies of steroidogenic enzymes, ultrastructural examination and a review of the literature

Pathology International

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 118-122

  Takamura, Toshinari ^a   Nagai, Yukihiro ^a   Taniguchi, Masayuki ^a   Yamashita, Haruhisa ^a   Nakamura, Saburo ^b   Ikeda, Takayuki ^b   Kobayashi, Ken Ichi ^a   Suzuki, Takashi ^c   Sasano, Hironobu ^c  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tsuruga Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal hyperplasia; Cushing's syndrome; Immunohistochemistry; Steroidogenic enzyme

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; CUSHING SYNDROME; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, SMOOTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIA; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; STEROID 21-HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0035118494     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2001.01169.x     Document Type: Article

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