Paradoxical Cortisol Response to Dexamethasone in Corticotroph Microadenoma: A Useful Feature of Underlying Cyclic Hormonogenesis.

Indian J Endocrinol Metab

Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical College, Kolkata, 88 College Street, Kolkata 73, West Bengal, India.

Published: April 2020

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