Betts PR, Howse PM, Morris R, Rayner PH. Serum cortisol concentrations in children with chronic renal insufficiency.
Arch Dis Child 1975;
50:245-7. [PMID:
1147661 PMCID:
PMC1544516 DOI:
10.1136/adc.50.3.245]
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Abstract
Children with chronic renal insufficiency have a normal diurnal rhythm and normal nocturnal values for serum cortisol when determined by competitive protein binding. Falsely raised values were obtained when a fluorimetric technique was used for the cortisol determination in these patients.
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