A thyrotropin-secreting Pituitary adenoma as a cause of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 703-706

  Alings, A M W ^a   Fliers, E ^a,e   De Herder, W W ^b   Hofland, L J ^b   Sluiter, H E ^c   Links, T P ^d   Van Der Hoeven, J H ^d   Wiersinga, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroidism; Hypokalemia; Pituitary tumor; Thyrotoxicosis; TSH

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; BROMOCRIPTINE MESILATE; OCTREOTIDE; QUINAGOLIDE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; EUTHYROIDISM; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERIODIC PARALYSIS; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN RELEASE;

EID: 0032405630     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03350802     Document Type: Article

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