Desmopressin and low-dose ACTH test in rheumatoid arthritis

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 294-301

  Foppiani, L ^a,b   Cutolo, M ^a   Sessarego, P ^a   Sulli, A ^a   Prete, C ^a   Seriolo, B ^a   Giusti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b DISEM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYTOCHROME P450; DESMOPRESSIN; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEROID 17,20 LYASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEFECT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT STUDIES; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEAMINO ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REFERENCE VALUES; SHEEP;

EID: 2642594050     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1380294     Document Type: Article

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