Endocrine consequences of long-term intrathecal administration of opioids

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2215-2222

  Abs, Roger ^a,e   Verhelst, Johan ^b   Maeyaert, Jan ^c   Van Buyten, Jean Pierre ^d   Opsomer, Frank ^b   Adriaensen, Hugo ^a   Verlooy, Jan ^a   Van Havenbergh, Tony ^a   Smet, Mike ^b   Van Acker, Kristien ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Heilig Hart Hospital Eeklo   (Belgium)

^d Maria Middelares Hospital   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROMORPHONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE AGONIST; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AMENORRHEA; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMPOTENCE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 17744370598     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.6.6615     Document Type: Article

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