Pituitary-adrenal response to surgical stress in patients receiving corticotrophin treatment

Lancet. 1970 Feb 14;1(7642):328-30. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(70)90704-x.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / pharmacology
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / therapeutic use*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arthroplasty
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / blood
  • Hypoglycemia / blood
  • Hypoglycemia / chemically induced
  • Insulin
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System*
  • Stress, Physiological / physiopathology*
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative*
  • Vasopressins / pharmacology

Substances

  • Insulin
  • Vasopressins
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Hydrocortisone