Male-female differences in 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion in hypopituitary patients

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate melatonin secretion in adult hypopituitary patients with Growth Hormone deficiency (AGHD) on and off replacement therapy. Subjects and methods We studied 48 subjects: 12 (6 males) untreated AGHD (AGHDnt), 20 (10 males) treated AGHD (AGHDt) and 16 healthy subjects (...

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Main Authors: Hugo L. Fideleff, Gabriel Fideleff, Hugo R. Boquete, Martha Suárez, Miriam Azaretzky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016-02-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972016000300223&lng=en&tlng=en