Leuprolide acetate therapy in LH-dependent Cushing's syndrome: In vivo and in vitro observations

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 456-458

  Bovenberg, S A ^a   Pieters, G F F M ^a   Hofland, L J ^b   Hermus, A R M M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE; CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOON FACE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OBESITY; SKIN BRUISING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERPLASIA; LEUPROLIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION;

EID: 11144262335     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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