Basal and cosyntropin-stimulated plasma cortisol concentrations, as measured by high-performance liquid chromatography, in children aged 5 months to younger than 6 years

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2125-2129

  Chrousos, George P ^a   O'Dowd, Liza ^b   Uryniak, Tom ^b   Simpson, Brandon ^b   Casty, Frank ^b   Goldman, Mitchell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; KINETOSOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347213087     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1554     Document Type: Article

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