Instead of describing aging as an accumulation of cellular damage, Dr. Blagosklonny’s Hyperfunction Theory redefined it as an ongoing biological process that goes into “overdrive” and leads ...

The clinical picture of adrenocortical hyperfunction extends in a broad spectrum from Cushing's syndrome to the adrenogenital syndrome. Pure Cushing's syndrome is due to an excessive ...

Aims: Primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD), as a rare kind of Cushing’s syndrome, is frequently misdiagnosed. To get a better understanding of the disease, we analyzed the clinical ...

Figure 4. Primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease. Multifocal bilateral compact cell-rich pigmented adrenocortical micronodules (asterisk), ranging from 1 to 4 mm, constitute the hallmark of ...

Increased plasma Cl--concentrations (hyperchloremia) occur with dehydration, renal tubular acidosis, acute renal failure, in adrenocortical hyperfunction , salicylate intoxication and metabolic ...