Angiogenesis in pituitary adenomas - Relationship to endocrine function, treatment and outcome

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 475-481

  Turner, H E ^a   Nagy, Zs ^a,b   Gatter, K C ^c   Esiri, M M ^a   Harris, A L ^c   Wass, J A H ^a,d  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0034040426     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1650475     Document Type: Article

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