Salivary cortisol as an alternative for serum cortisol in the low-dose adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test?

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-95

  Schindhelm, R K ^a   Van De Leur, J J C M ^a   Rondeel, J M M ^a  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Cortisol; Low dose; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE SALIVA LEVEL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77951796089     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03346560     Document Type: Article

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