Salivary cortisol for assessment of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function

NeuroImmunoModulation

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 284-289

  Törnhage, Carl Johan ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Salivary cortisol; Salivary cortisol concentrations, children

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FLUTICASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CUSHING DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SALIVA;

EID: 67651102686     PISSN: 10217401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000216186     Document Type: Review

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