Adrenocortical Hyperfunction
"Adrenocortical Hyperfunction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Excess production of ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES such as ALDOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; and/or ANDROSTENEDIONE. Hyperadrenal syndromes include CUSHING SYNDROME; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; and VIRILISM.
| Descriptor ID |
D000308
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.053.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Adrenocortical Hyperfunction- Adrenocortical Hyperfunction
- Hyperfunction, Adrenocortical
- Hypercorticism
- Hyperadrenocorticism
- Adrenal Gland Hyperfunction
- Hyperfunction, Adrenal Gland
- Hyperadrenalism
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adrenocortical Hyperfunction" by people in Profiles.
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Neuroendocrine carcinoma in an adolescent with hypercortisolemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2012 Apr; 34(3):e117-9.
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Activation of cyclic AMP signaling leads to different pathway alterations in lesions of the adrenal cortex caused by germline PRKAR1A defects versus those due to somatic GNAS mutations. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Apr; 97(4):E687-93.
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High prevalence of normal tests assessing hypercortisolism in subjects with mild and episodic Cushing's syndrome suggests that the paradigm for diagnosis and exclusion of Cushing's syndrome requires multiple testing. Horm Metab Res. 2010 Nov; 42(12):874-81.
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Glucocorticoids and invasive fungal infections. Lancet. 2003 Nov 29; 362(9398):1828-38.
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Endocrine disorders of the pancreas and adrenal cortex in pediatric patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 1986 Jun; 61(6):459-66.
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[Regulation of protein metabolism by cortisol and insulin. In vivo study in man using amino acids labeled with stable isotopes]. Journ Annu Diabetol Hotel Dieu. 1986; 55-63.
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Posterior fusion without clitoromegaly in a female with partial 21-hydroxylase deficiency. J Pediatr. 1977 Dec; 91(6):951-2.
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Gas-liquid chromatography in the diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. J Steroid Biochem. 1974 Aug; 5(5):467-9.