The aberrant expression of the gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) receptor in adrenal hyperplasia: does chronic adrenocorticotropin exposure stimulate up-regulation of GIP receptors in Cushing's disease?
CONTEXT: Cortisol secretion is usually under the control of ACTH. However, cortisol secretion occurs in response to gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) in rare cases of food-dependent Cushing's syndrome (CS). OBJECTIVE: We have investigated whether chronic ACTH stimulation or activation of the...
| मुख्य लेखकों: | , , , , , , |
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| स्वरूप: | Journal article |
| भाषा: | English |
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2005
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