Pathogenesis of pituitary tumors

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-12

  Melmed, S ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL TRANSFORMATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; ONCOGENE RAS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL;

EID: 0032913821     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8529(05)70055-4     Document Type: Article

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