Open AccessFactors Influencing the Adrenocorticotropin Test: Role of Contemporary Cortisol Assays, Body Composition, and Oral Contraceptive Agents
Author(s) -
Marianne Klose,
Martín López de la Torre Casares,
Åase Krogh Rasmussen,
Niels E. Skakkebæk,
Linda Hilsted,
Egil Haug,
Marianne Andersen,
Ulla FeldtRasmussen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-1791
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , transcortin , hydrocortisone , context (archaeology) , globulin , biology , paleontology
The normal cortisol response to an ACTH test remains inconsistently defined, possibly caused by various subject- and test- condition-related factors.
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