Cortisol awakening response (CAR) and circadian rhythm of cortisol in normal individuals and in Cushing's syndrome

• Grant number: 10/03039-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: September 01, 2010
• End date: April 30, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Medical Clinics
• Principal Investigator: Ayrton Custodio Moreira
• Grantee: Silvia Liliana Ruiz Roa
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Scientific publications

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RUIZ ROA, SILVIA LILIANA; LAMPARELLI ELIAS, PAULA CONDE; CASTRO, MARGARET; MOREIRA, AYRTON CUSTODIO. The cortisol awakening response is blunted in patients with active Cushing's disease. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, v. 168, n. 5, p. 657-664, MAY 2013. (10/03039-7)

ELIAS, PAULA C. L.; MARTINEZ, EDSON Z.; BARONE, BRUNO F. C.; MERMEJO, LIVIA M.; CASTRO, MARGARET; MOREIRA, AYRTON C.. Late-night Salivary Cortisol Has a Better Performance Than Urinary Free Cortisol in the Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, v. 99, n. 6, p. 2045-2051, JUN 2014. (10/03039-7)