The secretagogue effect of histamine on calcitonin secretion has been studied in 15 patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma and compared with known stimuli: glucagon and calcium in combination with pentagastrin. The effect of concomitant histamine H2-receptor blockade on these responses has been s
Diarrhea and medullary carcinoma of the thyroid
โ Scribed by Carroll M. Steinfeld; Charles G. Moertel; Lewis B. Woolner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1973
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 287 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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