Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis evaluation in patients with hypothalamo-pituitary disorders: Comparison of different provocative tests

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 935-941

  Giordano, R ^a   Picu, A ^a   Bonelli, L ^a   Balbo, M ^a   Berardelli, R ^a   Marinazzo, E ^a   Corneli, G ^a   Ghigo, E ^a   Arvat, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTODOXONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; NEUTRAL INSULIN; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESTLESSNESS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIDE EFFECT; SWEATING; TREMOR;

EID: 43949113670     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.03141.x     Document Type: Article

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