Growth hormone status following treatment for Cushing's syndrome

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-66

  Hughes, N R ^a   Lissett, C A ^a   Shalet, S M ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ARGININE; CHILD; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCAGON; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; THYROTROPIN; TIME FACTORS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0032776629     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00738.x     Document Type: Article

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