Factors influencing the adrenocorticotropin test: Role of contemporary cortisol assays, body composition, and oral contraceptive agents

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1326-1333

  Klose, Marianne Christina ^a   Lange, Martin ^a   Rasmussen, Aase Krogh ^a   Skakkebæk, Niels Erik ^a   Hilsted, Linda ^a   Haug, Egil ^b   Andersen, Marianne ^c   Feldt Rasmussen, Ulla ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SEX HORMONE; TRANSCORTIN;

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEPHROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34147172443     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1791     Document Type: Article

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