Rational, effective metyrapone treatment of ACTH-independent bilateral macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia (AIMAH)

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 665-669

  Omori, N ^a   Nomura, K ^a   Omori, K ^a   Takano, K ^a   Obara, T ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AIMAH; Metyrapone; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; MITOTANE;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; MALE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0035678825     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.48.665     Document Type: Article

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