Evaluation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis recovery after corticotherapy by using basal cortisol secretion;Avaliação da recuperação do eixo hipotalâmico-hipofisário-adrenal após corticoterapia por meio do cortisol basal

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 118-124

  Silva, Ivani N ^a   Cunha, Cristiane F ^a   Finch, Francisca L ^a   Colosimo, Enrico A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; ALL; Basal cortisol; Glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646747823     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302006000100017     Document Type: Article

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