Growth hormone releasing hormone priming increases growth hormone secretion in patients with Cushing's syndrome

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 399-403

  Leal Cerro, A ^a   Pumar, A ^a   Villamil, F ^a   Astorga, R ^a   Dieguez, C ^a   Casanueva, F F ^a  

^a Endocrine Section ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SERMORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0027399250     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1993.tb00521.x     Document Type: Article

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