Enzymeimmunoassay of 17-alphahydroxyprogesterone
21-hydroxylase deficiency is the commonest enzyme defect in congenital adrenal hyperplasia resulting in low circulating cortisol and, in severe cases, low aldosterone which may lead to cardiac arrest in the neonate. As the low levels of coitisol· lead to raised levels of adrenocorticotrophic hormone...
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Loughborough University
1991
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.291659 |