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Evaluation of serum cortisol measurement by Ortho Vitro after stimulation by ACTH or insulin hypoglycaemia

  • Julian H. Barth EMAIL logo

Corresponding author: Julian H. Barth, Department of Blood Sciences, Pathology, The London Clinic, 120 Harley Street, London, UK, E-mail:

  1. Research ethics: Not applicable.

  2. Informed consent: Not applicable.

  3. Author contributions: The author conceived and designed of the work; acquired all the data; analysed and interpreted the data. The author declares that he wrote the paper.

  4. Competing interests: The author states no conflict of interest.

  5. Research funding: None declared.

  6. Data availability: Not applicable.

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Received: 2023-05-18
Accepted: 2023-08-04
Published Online: 2023-08-09
Published in Print: 2024-01-26

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