Postpartum hyperprolactinemia and hyporesponsiveness of growth hormone (GH) to GH-releasing peptide

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-106

  De Zegher, Francis ^a,c,d   Spitz, Bernard ^a   Van Den Berghe, Greet ^a   Lemmens, Danielle ^a   Vanweser, Karin ^a   Keppens, Katrien ^a   Bowers, Cyril Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; LACTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031793164     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.1.4483     Document Type: Article

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