Anti-hypothalamus and anti-pituitary antibodies may contribute to perpetuate the hypopituitarism in patients with Sheehan's syndrome

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De Bellis A., Kelestimur F., Sinisi A. A., Ruocco G., Tirelli G., Battaglia M., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, cilt.158, sa.2, ss.147-152, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 158 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1530/eje-07-0647
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.147-152
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: While anti-pituitary antibodies (APAs) were detected in some patients with Sheehan's syndrome (SS) suggesting an autoimmune pituitary involvement in the development of their hypopituitarism, hypothalamic cell anti-hypothalamus antibodies (AHAs) have not been investigated so far.