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The Association between Midnight Salivary Cortisol and Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Adults

BACKGROUND: The common characteristics of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and Cushing's syndrome suggest that excess cortisol may be involved in the pathogenesis of MetS. Salivary cortisol measurements are simple and can be surrogates for plasma free cortisol, which is the most biologically active fo...

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Autores principales: Jang, Yun-Mi, Lee, Eun Jung, Kim, Dong Lim, Kim, Suk Kyeong, Song, Kee-Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Diabetes Association 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3380129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22737665
http://dx.doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2012.36.3.245