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Endocrine Myopathies

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Abstract

Muscle weakness is a symptom of several endocrine disturbances and is sometimes the presenting feature.

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  1. Department of Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology, Addensbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK

    Janice R. Anderson

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Anderson, J.R. (1985). Endocrine Myopathies. In: Atlas of Skeletal Muscle Pathology. Current Histopathology, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4866-2_17

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