Asymptomatic 'big' hyperprolactinemia in two men with pituitary adenomas

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 82-85

  Tritos, Nicholas A ^a   Guay, André T ^a,c   Malarkey, William B ^b  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lahey Hitchcock Northshore   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; IMPOTENCE; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

EID: 0031888434     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1380082     Document Type: Article

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