Adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation during adrenal vein sampling

Hypertension

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Tanemoto, Masayuki ^a   Mishima, Eikan ^a   Takeuchi, Yoichi ^a   Abe, Takaaki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; LETTER; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; NOTE; SECRETION; VASCULARIZATION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALDOSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERALDOSTERONISM;

EID: 70349238910     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.137141     Document Type: Letter

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