Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate plasma levels in normal women and patients with benign breast disease.
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate plasma levels were measured in patients with benign breast disease and in healthy women. In addition the adrenal secretion of dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate was assessed by means of an ACTH stimulation test in some patients and control subjects. The results obtained demonstrate that dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate plasma levels of patients with benign breast disease overlap those found in controls and that the adrenal response to ACTH of patients with breast pathology does not differ from that of healthy women.
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Istituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Roma, Italy.
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D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone