The role of corticotrophin-releasing hormone in the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome
Background: Corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) was identified by Vale and co-workers in 1981 and has since been used extensively in the diagnosis of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome (CS). It was hoped that the CRH test would discriminate between pituitary and ectopic ACTH secretion. In adu...
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2006
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