OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of in vivo mifepristone with placebo on plasma corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and cortisol levels concentrations in term ...

To determine cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) responses to critical illness in term and late preterm newborns and examine the relationship of these values to measures of clinical ...

Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2012;8(3):235-241. Psychosocial stress can exacerbate the psoriatic skin disease in 40–80% of patients, but the mechanism is not clear. Factors induced during stress in the ...

According to new research findings by Norwegian physiologists, the midnight raid on the refrigerator may not be the product of an insatiable appetite. Instead, the night eater may be suffering from a ...

What Is an ACTH Test? An ACTH test is a type of blood test. It measures how much of a hormone you have called ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone). This test should not be confused with an ACTH ...

The classical description of Addison's disease in a 15-year-old girl1 is a timely reminder of this well-known but uncommon disorder. In their description of the investigative work-up and discussion, ...

Comparison of sequential intravesical gemcitabine and docetaxel versus bacillus Calmette-Guérin in the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: A meta-analysis. A first-in-human trial of ...