this group of 9 patients with radiologically evident pituitary adenomas had : i ) a higher average basal urinary excretion of 17-hydroxycorticosteroids which showed a greater day to day variation ; ii ) a greater ( although insufficient ) decrease of plasma cortisol in response to a single oral dose of 1 mg dexamethasone and larger postdexamethasone rebound excretion of urinary 17-hydroxycorticosteroids after 8 mg dexamethasone daily for two days ;
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hydroxycorticosteroids
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17-hydroxycorticosteroids