Combined dexamethasone/corticotropin-releasing factor test in chronic fatigue syndrome
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Combined dexamethasone/corticotropin-releasing factor test in chronic fatigue syndrome.
BACKGROUND Studies of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) point to hypofunction, although there are negative reports. Suggested mechanisms include a reduced hypothalamic or supra-hypothalamic stimulus to the HPA axis and enhanced sensitivity to the negative feedback of glucocorticoids. The aim of the current study was to investigate HPA axis func...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0033-2917,1469-8978
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291707001444