The response of corticotropin and adrenal steroids to desmopressin stimulation in patients with various forms of hypercortisolism

Eugenia I. Marova, Nikolay P. Goncharov, Galina S. Kolesnikova, Svetlana D. Arapova, Anastasiya M. Lapshina

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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the direct action of desmopressin (agonist of vasopressin) on the hypophysis and the three zones of the adrenal cortex in patients with different forms of hypercortisolism. DESIGN: Forty-three patients with hypercortisolism—21 with Cushing’s disease (14 females, 7 males), 11 with extrapituitary …