Endocrine Abstracts

Plant growth factors are used commonly in agriculture. The effect of these factors on human health is unknown. Gibberellins are the most commonly used growth factors that have the structure of Diterpenoid acid. One of the gibberellins (GA3) induces tumor formation in mice but the mechanism of action is not known. We here examined changes in levels of GH and IGF-1 and examined whether there is a correlation between growth factors’ levels and weight changes.<p class="ab...

İntroduction: CNS involvement is rare in acute monocytic leukemia cases. Pituitary involvement seems much more rarely with unknown frequency. Here, we present a case of AML- M5 (FAB classification) patient with pituitary involvement.Case presentation: A 29 years old, male patient, admitted to hematology clinic with visual disturbance and poor performance status. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was performed in 2010 after chemothe...