"Metyrapone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An inhibitor of the enzyme STEROID 11-BETA-MONOOXYGENASE. It is used as a test of the feedback hypothalamic-pituitary mechanism in the diagnosis of CUSHING SYNDROME.
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D008797
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.463
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metyrapone" by people in Profiles.
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Metabolic effects of short-term elevations of plasma cortisol are more pronounced in the evening than in the morning. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1999 Sep; 84(9):3082-92.
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The continued importance of adrenalectomy in the treatment of Cushing's disease. Arch Surg. 1979 Apr; 114(4):481-4.
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Tests in cushing's syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1970 May; 72(5):758-9.
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Idiopathic anterior hypopituitarism in one of monozygous twins. J Pediatr. 1967 Jan; 70(1):115-7.