Macroprolactin: Biological and clinical implications;La macroprolactine: Implications biologiques et cliniques

Immuno-Analyse et Biologie Specialisee

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 396-401

  Marteil, A M ^a,b   Sapin, R ^a   Jeandidier, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

Author keywords

d pistage; hyperprolactin mie; hyperprolactinemia; macroprolactin; macroprolactine; screening

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CABERGOLINE; DOMPERIDONE; MACROGOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MONOMER; PROLACTIN; QUINAGOLIDE;

HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1342271176     PISSN: 09232532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2532(00)80037-X     Document Type: Review

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