Articles by author - Maria Luisa Isidro

The choice of therapy in acromegaly: results of treatment at a tertiary care hospital.

Isidro M, Castro J, Penín M, Armenta J, Cordido F.

Journal Article 2008; 29(6): 1038-144 PubMed PMID: 19112390  Keywords:  Acromegaly:blood, Adenoma:complications, Adult, Aged, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I:analysis, Male, Middle Aged, Pituitary Neoplasms:complications, Somatostatin:analogs & derivatives, Treatment Outcome,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to investigate the characteristics of acromegalic patients diagnosed at a tertiary University Hospital.....

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Effect of oral glucose on acylated and total ghrelin secretion in acromegalic patients.

Isidro M, Nemina R, Garcia-Buela J, Sangiao-Alvarellos S, Cordido F.

Journal Article 2007; 28(5): 596-603 PubMed PMID: 17984943  Keywords:  Acromegaly:etiology, Acylation, Adenoma:complications, Blood Glucose:metabolism, Body Mass Index, Case-Control Studies, Fasting:blood, Female, Ghrelin:blood, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I:analysis, Male, Matched-Pair Analysi.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: The pathophysiology of ghrelin secretion in acromegaly is unclear. Our aim was to study circulating fasting ghrelin levels and .....

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