SERUM LEVELS OF N-TERMINAL PEPTIDE OF PRO-OPIOMELA-NOCORTIN (N-POMC) IN PATIENTS WITH PITUITARY-ADRENAL DISORDERS AND IN NORMAL SUBJECTS
- VernacularTitle:正常人和垂体-肾上腺疾病患者血清促肾上腺皮质激素原氨基端肽(N-POMC)水平及其临床意义
- Author:
Zhaolin LU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
1985;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Serum N-POMC levels were measured by a specific, sensitive and homogeneous radioimmunoassay (RIA). The morning (8AM) serum N-POMC levels in patients with pituitary-dependent Cushing's disease (624.4 ? 196.2 pg/ml, n = 25) were significantly higher than that of normal (182.9?78.2 pg/ml,n = 67) and of obese subjects (164.5 ? 86.4 pg/ml, n = 20) (p
