Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in the assessment of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 539-542

  Fischli, Stefan ^a   Jenni, Stefan ^a   Allemann, Sabin ^a   Zwahlen, Marcel ^a   Diem, Peter ^a   Christ, Emanuel R ^a   Stettler, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROC CURVE;

EID: 39049090082     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1780     Document Type: Article

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