Macroprolactinemia in childhood and adolescence: A cause of asymptomatic hyperprolactinemia

Hormone Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-19

  Fideleff, H L ^a   Ruibal, G ^a   Boquete, H ^a   Pujol, A ^a   Sequera, A ^a   Sobrado, P ^a  

^a Hospital General De Agudos Teodoro Alvarez   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Hyperprolactinemia; Hyperprolactinemia, asymptomatic; Hyperprolactinemia, childhood; Macroprolactinemia; Macroprolactinemia, childhood; Prolactin, molecular forms

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTINOMA; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0033808180     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000023507     Document Type: Article

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