Assessing the presence of abnormal regulation of cortisol secretion by membrane hormone receptors: In vivo and in vitro studies in patients with functioning and non-functioning adrenal adenoma

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 578-583

  Dall'Asta, C ^a   Ballare E ^a   Mantovani, C ^a   Ambrosi, B ^a   Spada, A ^a   Barbetta, L ^a   Colombo, P ^b   Travaglini, P ^b   Loli, P ^c   Beck Peccoz, P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal mass; Cushing's syndrome; GIP receptor; Gs gene mutation; Incidentaloma

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE; CORTICOTROPIN; GASTRIC INHIBITORY POLYPEPTIDE; GLUCAGON; GONADORELIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 4 RECEPTOR; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, GASTROINTESTINAL HORMONE; RECEPTORS, LH; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT4; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 4544335647     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-825797     Document Type: Article

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