M. Pura et al. (Lubochna and Prague) with the title: The low dose (1 μg) cosyntropin test (LDT) for primary adrenocortical insufficiency: Defining the normal cortisol response and report on first patients with addison disease confirmed with LDT (ECED 2010; 118: 151157)

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 339-340

  Oelkers, W ^a  

^a Endokrinologikum Am Gendarmenmarkt Berlin ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; TETRACOSACTIDE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC USE; FEMALE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; COSYNTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953660161     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: 14393646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1253438     Document Type: Letter

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