Aberrant expression of glucagon receptors in adrenal glands of a patient with Cushing's syndrome and ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia;Expresion aberrante de receptores de glucagón en tejido adrenal de un paciente con síndrome de Cushing e hiperplasia adrenal macronodular indedependiente de ACTH

Medicina

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 254-256

  de Miguel, Valeria ^a   Redal, Maria Ana ^b   Viale, Maria Lorena ^a   Kahan, Mariano ^b   Glerean, Mariela ^a   Beskow, Axel ^c   Day, Patricia Fainstein ^a  

^a Servicio de Endocrinologia   (Argentina)

^b Unidad de Medicina Molecular y Genómica   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ACTH independent bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH); Adrenocorticotropin; Cushing's syndrome; Glucagon receptor; Illicit receptor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; GLUCAGON; GLUCAGON RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; MESSENGER RNA; OCTREOTIDE;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CUSHING SYNDROME; ECCHYMOSIS; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEST MEAL; ADRENAL GLAND; BIOSYNTHESIS; HYPERPLASIA; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SECRETION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, GLUCAGON;

EID: 79953272758     PISSN: 00257680     EISSN: 16699106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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