Microprolactinoma: An unusual cause of growth hormone deficiency in a prepubertal obese boy

Journal of Endocrine Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-149

  Saranac, Ljiljana ^a,b   Stamenkovic, Hristina ^a   Radovanovic, Zoran ^a   Kostic, Gordana ^a   Bjelakovic, Bojko ^a  

^a Clinical Hospital Centre   (Serbia)

^b NONE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Growth hormone deficiency; Microprolactinoma; Prolactinoma

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CLONIDINE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; BONE MASS; CASE REPORT; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PREPUBERTY; PROLACTINOMA; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; VALGUS KNEE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33751214813     PISSN: 1565012X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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