Altered diurnal rhythm of prolactin in systemic sclerosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2160-2165

  Hilty, C ^a   Bruhlmann, P ^a   Sprott, H ^a   Gay, R E ^a   Michel, B A ^a   Gay, S ^a   Neidhart, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Prolactin autoantibodies diurnal rhythm; Prolactin thyrotropin; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0033817045     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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