Unilateral adrenal medullary hyperplasia: Another form of curable hypertension?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-151

  Bailey, J ^a   Van Herle, Andre J ^a   Giuliano, A ^b   Schroder S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Inst Immunol   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENAL MEDULLA DISEASE; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENALECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA;

EID: 0033066319     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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