A combined test using desmopressin and corticotropin-releasing hormone in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome.
To assess the ability of desmopressin to differentiate between pituitary and ectopic ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome and to determine whether diagnostic accuracy could be improved by administering it together with human sequence CRH, we examined its effects on cortisol and ACTH secretion when...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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