Investigation of adrenal functions in patients with idiopathic hyperandrogenemia

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 307-311

  Atmaca, Hulusi ^b   Tanriverdi, Fatih ^a   Unluhizarci, Kursad ^a   Bayram, Fahri ^a   Kelestimur, Fahrettin ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^b Zonguldak Karaelmas Universitesi Tip Fakultesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTODOXONE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; AGE; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERANDROGENISM; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INSULIN RESPONSE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANDROGENS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33747637721     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.1.02212     Document Type: Article

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