Macroprolactinemia in childhood and adolescence: a cause of hyperprolactinemia
Human prolactin consists of multiple forms of different sizes including three major prolactin (PRL) species, termed as little, big, and big-big PRL. If serum contains big-big PRL, it is termed macroprolactinemia; no symptoms of hyperprolactinemia develop due to low biological activity of big-...
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| Main Authors: | Filiz Tütüncüler, Feyza Darendeliler, Menekşe Aygün, Nezih Hekim |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2006-04-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2616 |
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