Corticosteroid-induced suppression of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis: observations on patients given oral corticosteroids for rheumatoid arthritis

Q J Med. 1967 Jul;36(143):261-76.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids / urine
  • Adrenal Glands / drug effects*
  • Adult
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
  • Blood Glucose / analysis
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / blood
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / drug effects*
  • Insulin
  • Lysine
  • Metyrapone
  • Middle Aged
  • Pituitary-Adrenal Function Tests*
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System / drug effects*
  • Vasopressins

Substances

  • 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids
  • Blood Glucose
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Insulin
  • Vasopressins
  • Lysine
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Metyrapone