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Steroidogenesis in the adrenal dysfunction of critical illness: impact of etomidate

INTRODUCTION: This study was aimed at characterizing basal and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-induced steroidogenesis in sepsis and nonsepsis patients with a suspicion of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI), taking the use of etomidate-inhibiting 11β-hydroxylase into ac...

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Autores principales: Molenaar, Nienke, Bijkerk, Ronald M, Beishuizen, Albertus, Hempen, Christel M, de Jong, Margriet FC, Vermes, Istvan, van der Sluijs Veer, Gertjan, Girbes, Armand RJ, Groeneveld, AB Johan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3580698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22781364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc11415