according to their corticotropin-releasing factor-corticotropin-cortisol ( cac ) axis function as evaluated by basal plasma cortisol levels and the response of cortisol to insulin hypoglycemia and to corticotropin-releasing factor , the patients were divided into three groups : group 1 ( n = 25 ) , patients with multiple hypothalamic and/or pituitary hormone deficiencies with normal cac axis ;
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corticotropin-releasing factor
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hypothalamic