Recognition of gonadotroph adenomas in women

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 324, Issue 9, 1991, Pages 589-594

  Daneshdoost, Leela ^a   Bashey, Hildegarde M ^a   Savino, Peter J ^a   Gennarelli, Thomas A ^b   Snyder, Peter J ^c   Sergott, Robert C ^c   Bosley, Thomas M ^c  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Snyder and the Division of Neurosurgery ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICROADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0026026580     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199102283240904     Document Type: Article

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