Long-term anterior pituitary function in patients with paediatric Cushing's disease treated with pituitary radiotherapy

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 477-482

  Chan, L F ^a   Storr, H L ^a   Plowman, P N ^a   Perry, L A ^a   Besser, G M ^a   Grossman, A B ^a   Savage, M O ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Molecular Endocrinology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTIS SIZE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GONADOTROPINS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; PITUITARY IRRADIATION; PUBERTY; TESTIS; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 34247639918     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-06-0588     Document Type: Article

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