Plasma levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol in people living in an environment below sea level (Jordan Valley) during fasting in the month of Ramadan

Hormone Research

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 279-282

  El Migdadi, Fayig ^a,b   El Akawi, Zeyad ^a   Abudheese, Rola ^a   Bashir, Nabil ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Department of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cortisol; Environment below sea level; Jordan Valley; Ramadan fasting

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JORDAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA LEVEL; STUDENT; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ENVIRONMENT; FASTING; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; JORDAN; MALE;

EID: 0036440524     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066446     Document Type: Article

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