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Expression of somatostatin receptor subtypes in human pituitary adenomas -- immunohistochemical studies.
Endokrynologia Polska - 1 Jan 2000
Pisarek Hanna, Pawlikowski Marek, Kunert-Radek Jolanta, Radek Maciej
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BACKGROUND: The highly variable expression of SSTR subtypes in pituitary adenomas (PA) may partially explain why the subgroup of somatotropinomas or other adenomas do not respond to the therapeutic action of currently used long-acting somatostatin analogues like octreotide or lanreotide. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Our study summarizes the data on expression of all somatostatin receptor subtypes (SSTR 1-5), extended...
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