Ultrastructure of the skeletal muscles in acromegaly — before and after hypophysectomy
作者:
J S CHEAH,
S P CHUA,
C L HO,
期刊:
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
(OVID Available online 1975)
卷期:
Volume 269,
issue 2
页码: 183-187
ISSN:0002-9629
年代: 1975
出版商: OVID
关键词: Acromegaly;Skeletal muscles;Ultrastructure;Growth hormone;Hypophysectomy
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Electron microscopic examination of the skeletal muscles in a patient with acromegaly and marked elevation of the serum growth hormone reveals altered mitochondria (pleomorphism, elongation, matrical pallor, and cristae abnormalities), glycogen granules infiltration, inclusion bodies, and vesicular dilatations. Nine months after surgical removal of the pituitary tumor, the serum growth hormone levels were markedly diminished. A repeat examination of the skeletal muscle shows that the previous ultrastructural changes were markedly diminished. It thus appears that these ultrastructural changes in the muscles are related to the growth hormone levels.
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