| Autor: |
Toft, H., Buus, O., Nielsen, E. |
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European Journal of Endocrinology; June 1971, Vol. 67 Issue: 2 p393-400, 8p |
| Abstrakt: |
An attempt has been made to determine the value of the vasopressin test as measured by the increase in 11-OHCS by comparison with the metyrapone test in 17 patients with verified pituitary and hypothalamic diseases. The normal response to vasopressin was investigated in 15 normal subjects and found to give a minimum increase of 8 μg/100 ml. Our data suggest that the vasopressin test cannot be used as a diagnostic test in patients with suspected abnormalities of pituitary-adrenal function. Our findings in the two patients with hypothalamic disturbances could support the theory that hypothalamic and pituitary diseases can be distinguished by means of the vasopressin and metyrapone tests, since these two patients had a normal vasopressin test and an abnormal response to metyrapone. However, the same combination of results was also found in three patients with pituitary disturbances. |
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