Somatostatin receptors subtypes 2 and 5, dopamine receptor type 2 expression and gsp status as predictors of octreotide LAR® responsiveness in acromegaly

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1288-1295

  Neto, Leonardo Vieira ^a   Taboada, Giselle Fernandes ^a   Gadelha, Monica Roberto ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Estadual de Diabetes e Endocrinologia Luiz Capriglione   (Brazil)

^c Rua Nascimento Silva   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Dopamine receptor; Octreotide LAR ; Somatostatin receptor

Indexed keywords

EID: 58949104925     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302008000800014     Document Type: Article

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