Hyper-responsiveness of adrenal gland to vasopressin resulting in enhanced plasma cortisol in patients with adrenal nodule(s)

Peptides

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1767-1772

  Suzuki, Sawako ^a,b   Uchida, Daigaku ^a,b   Koide, Hisashi ^a,b   Tanaka, Tomoaki ^a,b   Noguchi, Yoshihiko ^a,b   Saito, Yasushi ^a,b   Tatsuno, Ichiro ^a,b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal nodules; Cushing's syndrome; V1a receptor; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL GLAND NODULE; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LOADING TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 52049122586     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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