Adrenocorticotropin-independent Cushing's syndrome in pregnancy related to overexpression of adrenal luteinizing hormone/human chorionic gonadotropin receptors

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-316

  Rask, E ^a   Schvarcz, E ^a   Hellman, P ^b   Hennings, J ^b   Karlsson, F A ^c   Rao, C V ^d  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Medical Sciences   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cushing's syndrome; LH hCG receptors; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; ISRADIPINE; KETOCONAZOLE; LABETALOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PREGNANCY; SIDE EFFECT; TERATOGENESIS;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; RECEPTORS, LH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 70349506828     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345718     Document Type: Article

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