Evaluation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in untreated patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and healthy controls

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 217-223

  Demir, H ^a   Tanriverdi, F ^a   Ozogul N ^a   Calis M ^a   Kirnap, M ^a   Durak, A C ^a   Kelestimur F ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTODOXONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DISEASE DURATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL GLANDS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 33745162892     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740500474586     Document Type: Article

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