Androstenedione rhythms in saliva in congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
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Androstenedione rhythms in saliva in congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Serial samples of saliva were collected at home by 17 patients being treated for congenital adrenal hyperplasia to determine the circadian rhythm of androstenedione as an index of therapeutic control. Single samples of blood for measurement of plasma testosterone, 170H-progesterone, and androstenedione concentrations were collected from these and a further seven patients for comparison. Plasma ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.63.6.624