Eleven patients with salt losing CAH (21 OH deficiency), aged 5-19 years were treated with cortisone 20-55 mg/m 2 /24 h in 3 divided doses and supplementary salt. Normal (< 60 m.i.u./1) and moderately ...

To investigate the pathophysiology of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients (pt) with a mild defect in adrenal steroidogenesis, ACTH and adrenal steroid response (180 min) to ovine CRF (1 ug ...

THE association of adrenal hyperplasia with basophil tumors of the pituitary gland was first suggested by Cushing. 1 This type of tumor has since been thought to be at least one cause of Cushing's ...

IN 1946 Dock 1 suggested that cation-exchange resins might prevent sodium retention. Some of the properties attributed to these resins are consistently found, and meet with common agreement. There are ...