Stimulated cortisol secretion is not correlated with prednisone dose or with steroid side-effects in children after renal transplantation

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 288-294

  Revermann, T ^a   Soergel, M ^a   Hellinger, A ^a   Klaus, G ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACTH stimulation test; Adrenal function; Pediatric; Steroid toxicity; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; DEFLAZACORT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PREDNISONE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036672348     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3046.2002.01092.x     Document Type: Article

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