Effect of systemic hyperandrogenism on the adrenal response to adrenocorticotropin hormone.

doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56598-4

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Effect of systemic hyperandrogenism on the adrenal response to adrenocorticotropin hormone.

Fertility and sterility - 1 Mar 1994

Katz E, Scherzer W J, Mansfield R J, Adashi E Y

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A virilized patient with an androgen-producing ovarian tumor was used to illustrate the effect of chronic hyperandrogenism on the adrenal response to ACTH. The accumulation rates of substrates for 3 beta-ol dehydrogenase, 21-hydroxylase, and 11 beta-hydroxylase remained unchanged after oophorecto...

Topics

Adrenal Glands
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Female
Humans
Hyperandrogenism
Middle Aged
Mutation
Ovariectomy
Steroid 21-Hydroxylase
Testosterone

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