Divergence between growth hormone responses to insulin-induced hypoglycaemia and growth hormone-releasing hormone in patients with non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas and hyperprolactinaemia

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 391-398

  Beentjes, John A M ^a   Tjeerdsma, Geert ^a   Sluiter, Wim J ^a   Dullaart, Robin P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; INSULIN; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029803509     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.8210831.x     Document Type: Article

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