Neurosurgery restores late GH rise after glucose-induced suppression in cured acromegalics

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-28

  Attanasio, R ^a   Oppizzi, G ^a   Lodrini, S ^b   Dallabonzana, D ^a   Barausse, M ^a   Orlandi, P ^a   DaRe, N ^a   Cozzi, R ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MICROADENOMA; NEUROSURGERY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; ERRATUM; ERROR;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032892866     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1400023     Document Type: Article

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