Adrenocortical and pituitary glucocorticoid feedback in abstinent alcohol-dependent women

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 915-924

  Adinoff, Bryon ^a,b   Best, Susan E ^a,b   Ye, Wen ^c   Williams, Mark J ^a   Iranmenesh, Ali ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal Cortex; Alcoholism; Cosyntropin; Dexamethasone; Female; Gender; Pituitary Adrenal System

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENDER; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 77951619604     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01164.x     Document Type: Article

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