The influence of the route of oestrogen administration on serum levels of cortisol-binding globulin and total cortisol

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 632-635

  Qureshi, Ayesha C ^a   Bahri, Aman ^a   Breen, Louise A ^a   Barnes, Sophie C ^a   Powrie, Jake K ^a   Thomas, Stephen M ^a   Carroll, Paul V ^a,b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GLOBULIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SCREENING;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARRIER PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; SALIVA;

EID: 34247895527     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.02784.x     Document Type: Article

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