Assessment of adrenal function in cirrhotic patients using concentration of serum-free and salivary cortisol

Liver International

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 425-433

  Thevenot, Thierry ^a,b   Borot, Sophie ^a   Remy Martin, Agnès ^a   Sapin, Remy ^c   Cervoni, Jean Paul ^a   Richou, Carine ^a   Vanlemmens, Claire ^a   Cleau, Denis ^d   Muel, Emilie ^a,e   Minello, Anne ^f   Tirziu, Simona ^d   Penfornis, Alfred ^a   Di Martino, Vincent ^a,b   Monnet, Elisabeth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

^d Hôpital de Vesoul   (France)

^e HÔPITAL SAINT JACQUES   (France)

^f HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Cirrhosis; Cortisol; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HYDROCORTISONE; TRANSCORTIN;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SALIVA LEVEL; SEPSIS;

EID: 79551544612     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2010.02431.x     Document Type: Article

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