title: Secretagogue type, sex-steroid milieu, and abdominal visceral adiposity individually determine secretagogue-stimulated cortisol secretion.
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Section, Department of Medicine, Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salem, Virginia 24153, USA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iranmanesh
authors.forename: Cyril Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Bowers
authors.forename: Johannes D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Veldhuis
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat; D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000077384:Anastrozole; D001120:Arginine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone / Q000097:blood*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood*; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009570:Nitriles / Q000494:pharmacology; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014230:Triazoles / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D009570:Nitriles; D009842:Oligopeptides; D014230:Triazoles; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone; D000077384:Anastrozole; D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol; D013004:Somatostatin; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone; D001120:Arginine; C091874:growth hormone-releasing peptide-2; D006854:Hydrocortisone