Preoperative growth hormone response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone and oral glucose tolerance test in acromegaly: A retrospective evaluation of 50 patients

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 616-621

  De Marinis, L ^a,b,c,d   Mancini, A ^a,b,c,d   Bianchi, A ^a,b,c,d   Gentilella, R ^a,b,c,d   Valle, D ^a,b,c,d   Giampietro, A ^a,b,c,d   Zuppi, P ^a,b,c,d   Anile, C ^a,b,c,d   Maira, G ^a,b,c,d   Giustina, A ^a,b,c,d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^c SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROTIRELIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPHENOID; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0036257461     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/meta.2002.32017     Document Type: Article

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