Correlation between plasma levels of ACTH and cortisol in basal states and during the CRH test in normal subjects and patients with hypothalamo-pituitary disorders

• Published in: Tokushima journal of experimental medicine Vol. 38; no. 3-4; p. 61
• Main Authors: Bando, H, Zhang, C Y, Takada, Y, Takahashi, H, Yamasaki, R, Saito, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan 01.12.1991
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - blood; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; Cushing Syndrome - blood; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone - blood; Hypothalamic Diseases - blood; Immunoradiometric Assay; Male; Middle Aged; Pituitary Diseases - blood

Using a new ACTH-immunoradiometric assay (IRMA), we measured plasma ACTH levels in the basal states and during CRH test in normal subjects and the patients with hypothalamo-pituitary disorders. The basal levels of plasma ACTH in 76 normal young (25-45 yr) and 140 elderly (60-85 yr) subjects were 23....