Plasma levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with acromegaly

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 326-329

  Nagai, Y ^a   Ando, H ^a   Nohara, E ^a   Yamashita, H ^a   Takamura, T ^a   Kobayashi, K ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Insulin Like Growth Factor I; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BROMOCRIPTINE; SOMATOMEDIN C; VASCULOTROPIN;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033857839     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978645     Document Type: Article

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