Anti-prolactin (PRL) autoantibodies cause asymptomatic hyperprolactinemia: Bioassay and clearance studies of PRL-immunoglobulin G complex

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3107-3110

  Hattori, Naoki ^a   Inagaki, Chiyoko ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GALACTORRHEA; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030883935     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.9.3107     Document Type: Article

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