Low- and standard-dose corticotropin and insulin hypoglycemia testing in the assessment of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function after pituitary surgery

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1712-1717

  Courtney, C Hamish ^a   McAllister, Andrew S ^a   Bell, Patrick M ^a   McCance, David R ^a   Leslie, Hilary ^a   Sheridan, Brian ^a   Atkinson, A Brew ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CUSHING DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 1942537049     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031577     Document Type: Article

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