Significance of low-dose and standard-dose ACTH tests compared to overnight metyrapone test in the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency in childhood

Hormone Research

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 191-197

  Gonc, E Gonc ^a   Kandemir, Nurgun ^a   Kinik, Sibel T ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Growth hormone deficiency; Low dose ACTH test; Multiple pituitary hormone deficiency; Overnight metyrapone test; Standard dose ACTH test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; METYRAPONE; PITUITARY HORMONES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0141958537     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073232     Document Type: Article

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