Endothelial dysfunction: A critical determinant in inflammation-associated adrenal insufficiency?

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 917-919

  Chavakis, Triantafyllos ^a   Kanczkowski, Waldemar ^a   Willenberg, Holger S ^b   Bornstein, Stefan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; INFLAMMATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79960106681     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2011.02477.x     Document Type: Note

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