Twenty-four hour melatonin pattern in acromegaly: Effect of acute octreotide administration

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 128-133

  Sinisi, A A ^a,b   Pasquali, D ^a   D'Apuzzo, A ^a   Esposito, D ^a   Venditto, T ^a   Criscuolo, T ^a   De Bellis, A ^a   Bellastella, A ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Circadian rhythm; Melatonin; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS RELEASE INHIBITING FACTOR; MELATONIN; OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MALE; PINEAL GLAND FUNCTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030902776     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03346890     Document Type: Article

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