Parathyroid hormone secretion in chronic human endogenous hypercortisolism

Osteoporosis is a common manifestation of Cushing's syndrome, but the mechanisms responsible for this abnormality have not been defined. With the objective of analyzing parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion in chronic hypercortisolism (CH), we evaluated 11 healthy subjects and 8 patients with CH,...

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Main Authors: C.M.M. Lanna, F.J.A. Paula, R.M. Montenegro Jr., A.C. Moreira, M.C. Foss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2002-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000200012