Articles by author - Aizo Furukawa

Paradoxical surge of corticotropin after glucocorticoid replacement in central adrenal insufficiency.

Yamashita K, Doden T, Tanaka M, Funase Y, Yamauchi K, Furukawa T, Oguchi K, Koyama T, Aizawa T.

Case Reports 2012; 33(2): 113-117 PubMed PMID: 22592190  Keywords:  Adrenal Insufficiency:blood, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Aged, Glucocorticoids:pharmacology, Humans, Hydrocortisone:pharmacology, Male, Pituitary Gland, Anterior:drug effects,.    Citation

: A 78-yr-old man was admitted in emergency with fatigue, anorexia, vomiting, hypothermia (35.1 °C on a hot August day), hypotension (89/.....

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Two-month stability of hyperbolic discount rates for delayed monetary gains in abstinent inpatient alcoholics.

Takahashi T, Furukawa A, Miyakawa T, Maesato H, Higuchi S.

Journal Article 2007; 28(2): 131-136 PubMed PMID: 17435675  Keywords:  Alcoholism:prevention & control, Choice Behavior:physiology, Humans, Impulsive Behavior:etiology, Inpatients, Male, Middle Aged, Reward, Time Factors,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Alcohol dependence has been associated with disrupted neuroendocrine systems, impulsivity in intertemporal choice (delay disco.....

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