title: Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal response during major surgical stress.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005470:Fluorometry; D006221:Halothane; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D008614:Meperidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000502:physiology; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D003907:Dexamethasone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D008614:Meperidine; D006221:Halothane