Sexual dimorphism in the synchrony of joint growth hormone and cortisol dynamics in children with classic 21-hydroxylase deficiency

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1119-1130

  Charmandari, Evangelia ^a,e   Pincus, S M ^b   Matthews, D R ^c   Johnston, A ^d   Brook, C G D ^a   Hindmarsh, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Radcliffe Infirmary ^*

^c RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Synchrony of joint growth hormone cortisol dynamics

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENTROPY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE DEFICIENCY; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0242351646     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2003.16.8.1119     Document Type: Article

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