THE STUDY OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS MELATONIN SECRETION AFTER CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA REMOVING
Abstract
This article deals with the problem of children and adolescents melatonin secretion after removing the craniopharyngioma.
About the Author
E. Y. IljinaRussian Federation
E.Yu. Iljina, post-graduate student of the chair of endocrinology and diabetology
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