Mechanisms in endocrinology: New concepts to further unravel adrenal insufficiency during critical illness

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2016, Pages R1-R9

  Boonen, Eva ^a   Van Den Berghe, Greet ^a  

^a LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR SIGNALING   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONES AND AGENTS ACTING ON THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ABSOLUTE ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGULATORY MECHANISM; RELATIVE ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); BLOOD; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL FEEDBACK; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84978986174     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-15-1098     Document Type: Review

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