Pituitary size fluctuation in long-term MR studies of PROP1 deficient patients: A persistent pathophysiological mechanism?

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 462-466

  Voutetakis, A ^a,b   Sertedaki, A ^a   Livadas, S ^a   Xekouki, P ^a   Bossis, I ^a,c   Dacou Voutetakis, C ^a   Argyropoulou, M I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Combined pituitary hormone deficiency; MRI; Pituitary gland; PROP1

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PROP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33745909903     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344131     Document Type: Article

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