Age-related pituitary volumes in prepubertal children with normal endocrine function: Volumetric magnetic resonance data

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3274-3278

  Fink, A M ^a,c   Vidmar, S ^b,c   Kumbla, S ^a,c   Pedreira, C C ^a,c   Kanumakala, S ^a,c   Williams, C ^a   Carlin, J B ^b,c   Cameron, F J ^a,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BRAIN; CHILD; HISTOLOGY; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY GLAND; SEIZURES;

EID: 21244440348     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-1558     Document Type: Article

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