Serum total cortisol and free cortisol index give different information regarding the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis reserve in patients with liver impairment

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 505-507

  Vincent, Royce P ^a   Etogo Asse, Frédérique E ^a   Dew, Tracy ^a   Bernal, William ^a   Alaghband Zadeh, Jamshid ^a   Le Roux, Carel W ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FREE CORTISOL INDEX; HYDROCORTISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SHORT SYNACTHEN TEST;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; ALBUMINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALIVA;

EID: 73449110513     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2009.009030     Document Type: Article

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