Nelson's syndrome

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1392-1396

  Munir, Alia ^a   Newell Price, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal; Cortisol; Cushing's syndrome; Dexamethasone; Nelson's syndrome; Pituitary; Tumour

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649112618     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302007000800026     Document Type: Review

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