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In vitro impact of pegvisomant on growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma cells
Pegvisomant (PEG), an antagonist of growth hormone (GH)-receptor (GHR), normalizes insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) oversecretion in most acromegalic patients unresponsive to somatostatin analogs (SSAs) and/or uncontrolled by transsphenoidal surgery. The residual GH-secreting tumor is therefore e...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Bioscientifica Ltd
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5064756/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27267119 http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/ERC-16-0140 |