Glucocorticoid receptor characteristics in healthy childrens' leukocytes: Correlation with gender, weight, age and plasma cortisol

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1641-1647

  Aljubeh, J ^a   Miller, A ^a   Meyer III, W ^a   Thompson, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Cortisol; Gender; Glucocorticoid; Glucocorticoid receptor; Leukocyte; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MONOCYTE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PUBERTY; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035677505     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2001.14.9.1641     Document Type: Article

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