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Adrenal cortical response to circumcision in the neonate.
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1976
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Adrenal GlandPsychoneuroimmunologyStress HormonePsychiatryMedicineAdrenal HealthPhysiologyPediatricsNeuroendocrinologyAdrenal Cortical ResponseNewborn MedicineAdrenal DiseaseSerum CortisolEndocrinologyHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal AxisCortisone LevelsStress Biomarkers
A study was designed to document the responsiveness of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to the stress of circumcision during the first 6 hours of life. There was a rise in both serum cortisol and cortisone levels in all infants studied. The rise in cortisol was greater than the rise in cortisone in all infants.