Benzodiazepines attenuate the pituitary-adrenal responses to corticotrophin-releasing hormone in healthy volunteers, but not in patients with Cushing's syndrome.
OBJECTIVE: The corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) stimulation test has become established as a powerful tool in differentiating the source of ACTH in patients with Cushing's syndrome. Psychiatric symptoms are common in patients with Cushing's syndrome, and many patients with psychiatri...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1995
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