Elevated thyroid stimulating hormone is associated with elevated cortisol in healthy young men and women

Thyroid Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Walter, Kimberly N ^a   Corwin, Elizabeth J ^b   Ulbrecht, Jan ^a   Demers, Laurence M ^a,c   Bennett, Jeanette M ^a   Whetzel, Courtney A ^a   Klein, Laura Cousino ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Free T3; Free T4; Subclinical hypothyroidism; TSH

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871232321     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17566614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-6614-5-13     Document Type: Article

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