High plasma proopiomelanocortin in aggressive adrenocorticotropin- secreting tumors

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 4272-4277

  Raffin Sanson, Marie Laure ^a,d   Massias, Jean Francis ^a   Dumont, Chantal ^b   Raux Demay, Marie Charles ^c   Proeschel, Marie Françoise ^c   Luton, Jean Pierre ^a   Bertagna, Xavier ^a  

^a INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^b Mallinckrodt Medical ^*  (France)

^c ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; LIPOTROPIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX DISEASE; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADDISON DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0029797863     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.12.4272     Document Type: Article

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