Aberrant expression of multiple hormone receptors in ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia causing Cushing's syndrome

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-299

  De Groot, J W B ^a   Links, T P ^a   Themmen, A P N ^b   Looijenga, L H ^b   De Krijger, R R ^b   Van Koetsveld, P M ^b   Hofland, J ^b   Van Den Berg, G ^a   Hofland, L J ^b   Feelders, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b JOSEPHINE NEFKENS INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ALENDRONIC ACID; ARGIPRESSIN; ARGIPRESSIN RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTISONE ACETATE; DESMOPRESSIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; FORSKOLIN; KETOCONAZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; METFORMIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NORADRENALIN; OMEPRAZOLE;

ACTH INDEPENDENT MACRONODULAR ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL GLANDS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, LH; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77955401720     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-10-0058     Document Type: Article

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