Genetic influence of an ACTH receptor promoter polymorphism on adrenal androgen secretion

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 711-715

  Reisch, Nicole ^c   Slawik, Marc ^a   Zwermann, Oliver ^c   Beuschlein, Felix ^b   Reincke, Martin ^c  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTICOTROPIN RECEPTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; VOLUNTEER;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; COSYNTROPIN; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN;

EID: 27944492773     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.1.02015     Document Type: Article

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