Comparison of the overnight metyrapone and glucagon stimulation tests in the assessment of secondary hypoadrenalism

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 738-742

  Cegla, Jaimini ^a   Jones, Ben ^a   Seyani, Lata ^b   Papadoulou, Deborah ^a   Wynne, Katie ^a   Martin, Niamh M ^a   Meeran, Karim ^a   Chapman, Richard ^b   Donaldson, Mandy ^b   Goldstone, Anthony P ^a   Tan, Tricia ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GLUCAGON STRESS TEST; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERNIGHT METYRAPONE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; METYRAPONE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84876147064     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cen.12043     Document Type: Article

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