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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
Plasma ACTH and cortisol were measured during insulin-induced hypoglycemia in 39 patients with a pituitary adenoma or after hypophysectomy and in 26 healthy persons. Adrenocortical insufficiency was defined as failure to increase plasma cortisol to at least 500 nmol/liter (18 microgram/dl) during hypoglycemia. No proper distinction was possible between patients with normal and impaired cortisol response to hypoglycemia on the basis of the ACTH results. When all 39 patients were compared to the 26 controls, the cortisol results differed significantly, but those of ACTH did not. These results demonstrate a limited value of ACTH measurements in secondary adrenocortical failure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0021-972X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
348-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Plasma corticotropin and cortisol in patients with pituitary adenomas.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article