Isolated ACTH deficiency with absent response to corticotrophin-releasing factor--41. Evidence for a primary pituitary defect.
An 8-year-old girl presenting in hypoglycaemic coma was shown to have isolated deficiency of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) secretion. Failure to secrete ACTH in response to intravenous administration of synthetic ovine corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF-41) suggests that this disorder was du...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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