Comparison of a combination test (1 μg ACTH test plus glucagon test) versus 1 μg ACTH test and glucagon test in the evaluation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients with pituitary disorders

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether a combination of the low-dose (1 µg) adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) stimulation test and glucagon stimulation test (GST) could overcome the problem of equivocal results with the GST or ACTH test alone in patients with pituitary disorders. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The study...

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Autores principales: Unluhizarci, Kursad, Kokoglu, Emel Oguz, Hacioglu, Ayşa, Karaca, Zuleyha, Kelestimur, Fahrettin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10118963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34033302
http://dx.doi.org/10.20945/2359-3997000000266

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