Human adrenal cortex hyperfunction due to LH/hCG

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 269, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 46-50

  Carlson, Harold E ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex neoplasms; Adrenal glands; Chorionic gonadotropin; Cushing syndrome; Luteinizing hormone; Receptors, LH

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ADRENAL CORTEX HYPERFUNCTION; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL TUMOR; CUSHING SYNDROME; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REVIEW;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION; ALDOSTERONE; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RECEPTORS, LH;

EID: 33947596882     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.06.014     Document Type: Review

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