Corticotrope hypersecretion coupled with cortisol hypo-responsiveness to stimuli is present in patients with autoimmune endocrine diseases: Evidence for subclinical primary hypoadrenalism?

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 421-428

  Giordano, Roberta ^a   Balbo, Marcella ^a   Picu, Andreea ^a   Bonelli, Lorenza ^a   Berardelli, Rita ^a   Falorni, Alberto ^a   Ghigo, Ezio ^b   Arvat, Emanuela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; RENIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HYPOADRENALISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; AREA UNDER CURVE; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENIN;

EID: 33749070135     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.1.02222     Document Type: Article

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