Adrenal Sensitivity to Adrenocorticotropin 1-24 Is Reduced in Patients with Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 675-680

  Giordano, R ^a   Pellegrino, M ^a   Oleandri, S ^a   Baldi, M ^a   Balbo, M ^a   Laureti, S ^b   Falorni, A ^b   Ghigo, E ^a   Arvat, E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COSYNTROPIN; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; POLYENDOCRINOPATHIES, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 1442278787     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-030814     Document Type: Article

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