White Addison's disease: What is the possible cause?

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 395-400

  Kendereski, Aleksandra ^a   Micic D ^a   Sumarac, M ^a   Zoric S ^a   Macut, Dj ^a   Colic M ^a   Skaro Milic A ^b   Bogdanovic Z ^b  

^a CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

ACTH; Addison's disease; LPH; Melanosomes

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERMEDIN; MELANIN;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LYSOSOME; MELANOCYTE; MELANOSOME; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0033039203     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343579     Document Type: Article

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