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EPREUVE FREINAGE DEXAMETHASONE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
DEF

A test for the integrity of the adrenal-pituitary feedback loop, in which small amounts of the potent glucocorticoid dexamethasone are given to suppress pituitary secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
DEF

Épreuve testant la sensibilité de l’axe hypophyso-surrénalien à l’action puissamment freinatrice de la dexaméthasone.

Spanish

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