The effects of adrenocorticotrophic hormone and cortisol on homocysteine and vitamin B concentrations

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 628-631

  Berg, Anna L ^a   Rafnsson, Arnar T ^b   Johannsson, Magnus ^c   Hultberg, Björn ^a   Arnadottir, Margret ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^d LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cobalamines; Corticotropin; Cortisol; Folate; Homocysteine; Steroids

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CORTICOTROPIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYDROCORTISONE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SEX HORMONE; STEROID; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ALBUMINS; CREATININE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33646712346     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2006.114     Document Type: Article

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