Laboratory and clinical experience in 55 patients with macroprolactinemia identified by a simple polyethylene glycol precipitation method

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2743-2746

  Leslie, H ^a   Courtney, C H ^a   Bell, P M ^a   Hadden, D R ^a   Mccance, D R ^a   Ellis, P K ^a   Sheridan, B ^a   Atkinson, A B ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CABERGOLINE; MACROGOL; MACROPROLACTIN; PROLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MACROPROLACTINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MICROADENOMA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0034975883     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.6.7521     Document Type: Article

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