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Acromegaly

Known as: Acromegaly [Disease/Finding], Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndromes (Acromegaly), Inappropriate GH Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly) 
A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE in adults. It is characterized by bony enlargement of the FACE; lower jaw… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Plasma growth hormone responses to somatostatin (SRIH) and SRIH receptors in pituitary adenomas in acromegalic patients.
The plasma GH response to somatostatin (SRIH) infusion and SRIH receptors in pituitary adenoma cell membranes were investigated… 
1986
1986
The spontaneous course of pituitary adenomas and occurrence of an empty sella in untreated acromegaly.
Twenty-three untreated patients with acromegaly for 6-46 yr who were followed for 2-13 yr were studied. High resolution computed… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Antibody against acid-stable insulin-like growth factor binding protein detects 150,000 mol wt growth hormone-dependent complex in human plasma.
In order to measure the 150,000 mol wt binding complex for insulin-like growth factors in human plasma without the need for… 
1985
1985
Somatotropic adenoma manifested by galactorrhea without acromegaly.
In two of eight premenopausal women with somatotropic adenomas, galactorrhea was the earliest clinical feature, associated in one… 
1980
1980
Modulation of homologous receptor concentrations: a sensitive radioassay for human growth hormone in acromegalic, newborn, and stimulated plasma.
Exposure of cultured lymphocytes (IM-9) to human GH (hGH) leads to a time- and concentration-dependent reduction in binding by… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Heart size and function in acromegaly.
Cardiac size and function was studied in 23 acromegalic patients using echocardiography and systolic time interval measurements… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Pulmonary function in acromegaly.
The lung volumes of 12 female and eight male patients with acromegaly, chosen because of the absence of associated… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Human prolactin: measurement in plasma by in vitro bioassay.
Prolactin has been measured in unextracted human plasma by a sensitive and specific in vitro bioassay. Secretory activity of… 
1965
1965
Heavy-particle therapy in acromegaly and Cushing disease.
A total of 349 patients with pituitary tumors, including acromegaly, Cushing disease, Nelson syndrome, prolactin-secreting… 
1962
1962
Immunologic measurement of growth hormone in human sera.
ABSTRACT. The immunoassay of human growth hormone utilizing the hemagglutination inhibition reaction has been found to be a…