Different sensitivity to sodium valproate in healthy, non-tumoral and tumoral hyperprolactinemic subjects

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 513-518

  Sarnacchiaro, F ^a   Colao, A ^a   Merola, B ^a   Di Sarno, A ^a   Landi, M L ^a   Di Somma, C ^a   Ferone, D ^a   Tolino, A ^a   Lombardi, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

GABA; Hyperprolactinemia; PRL; Prolactinomas; Sodium valproate

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; PROLACTIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROLACTINOMA;

EID: 0031467442     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03348012     Document Type: Article

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