High molecular weight corticotropin measured with immunoradiometric assay in a patient with asymptomatic pituitary corticotropinoma

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 563-571

  Yamakita, Noriyoshi ^a   Murai, Toshihiro ^a   Kawamura, Satoru ^a   Teramachi, Hideaki ^a   Matsuhisa, Takashi ^a   Hirata, Toshifumi ^a   Ikeda, Tsuneko ^a   Morita, Hiroyuki ^b   Mune, Tomoatsu ^b   Yasuda, Keigo ^b  

^a Matsunami General Hospital   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; Pituitary adenoma; Silent corticotropinoma

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DESMOPRESSIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPRAMIDE; OPIATE AGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MOLECULAR SIZE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

EID: 0032880217     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.46.563     Document Type: Article

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