New insights into the regulation of somatotrope function using genetic and transgenic models
L.A. Frohman
pages 1-3
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Somatostatin receptor subtypes: Specific expression and signaling properties
A. Schonbrunn, Y.-Z. Gu, P. Dournard, A. Beaudet, G.S. Tannenbaum, P.J. Brown
pages 8-11
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Molecular mechanisms of antiproliferative effect of somatostatin: Involvement of a tyrosine phosphatase
F. Lopez, J.P. Estève, L. Buscail, N. Delesque, N. Saint-Laurent, N. Vaysse, C. Susini
pages 14-16
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Receptor-specific somatostatin analogs: Correlations with biological activity
David H. Coy, John E. Taylor
pages 21-23
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Sandostatin® LAR® (microencapsulated octreotide acetate) in acromegaly: Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic relationships
Peter Grass, Peter Marbach, Christian Bruns, Ioana Lancranjan
pages 27-30
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Somatostatin receptors and their subtypes in human tumors and in peritumoral vessels
Jean Claude Reubi, Jean-Claude Schaer, Jean A. Laissue, Beatrice Waser
pages 39-41
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Cellular abnormalities in pituitary tumors
Anna Spada, Andrea Lania, Simona Mantovani
pages 46-48
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Acromegaly
Shlomo Melmed
pages 51-52
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Cardiovascular aspects in acromegaly: Effects of treatment
Gaetano Lombardi, Annamaria Colao, Diego Ferone, Paolo Marzullo, Maria Luisa Landi, Salvatore Longobardi, Emilia Iervolino, Alberto Cuocolo, Serafino Fazio, Bartolomeo Merola, Luigi Sacca
pages 57-60
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Treatment options for acromegaly
M.C. Sheppard, P.M. Stewart
pages 63-64
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Sandostatin® LAR®: A promising therapeutic tool in the management of acromegalic patients
I. Lancranjan, C. Bruns, P. Grass, P. Jaquet, J. Jervell, P. Kendall-Taylor, S.W.J. Lamberts, P. Marbach, H. Ørskov, G. Pagani, M. Sheppard, L. Simionescu
pages 67-71
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Thyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenomas
P. Beck-Peccoz, L. Persani, S. Mantovani, D. Cortelazzi, C. Asteria
pages 75-78
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Is there a role for somatostatin and its analogs in Cushing's syndrome?
W.W. de Herder, S.W.J. Lamberts
pages 83-85
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Granulomas in murine schistosomiasis mansoni have a somatostatin immunoregulatory circuit
D.E. Elliott, J.V. Weinstock
pages 88-90
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The relevance of somatostatin receptor expression in malignant lymphomas
P.J. van den Anker-Lugtenburg, B. Löwenberg, S.W.J. Lamberts, E.P. Krenning
pages 96-97
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Blockade of growth factor synthesis and growth factor action: Two possible sites of interference in allograft vessel disease and coronary bypass or balloon injury
P. Häyry, E. Aavik, M. Myllärniemi
pages 101-103
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Long-term effects of radiotherapy for acromegaly
J.A.H. Wass
pages 107-108
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Stereotactic radiosurgery of pituitary adenomas
E.D.F. Motti, M. Losa, S. Pieralli, A. Zecchinelli, B. Longobardi, E. Giugni, L. Ventrella
pages 111-114
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Gs protein mutations and pituitary tumors: Functional correlates and possible therapeutic implications
G. Faglia, M. Arosio, A. Spada
pages 117-119
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Role of the new growth hormone-releasing secretagogues in the diagnosis of some hypothalamopituitary pathologies
Felipe F. Casanueva, Dragan Micic, Manuel Pombo, Alfonso Leal, Lazaro Bokser, Jose L. Zugaza, Carlos Dieguez
pages 123-126
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