Body composition in hypopituitary dwarfs before and during human growth hormone therapy

Metabolism

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1979, Pages 851-857

  Parra, Adalberto ^a,b   Argote, Rosa Ma ^a,b   García, Guadalupe ^a,b   Cervantes, Carlos ^a,b   Alatorre, Silvia ^a,b   Pérez Pasten, Enrique ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT AGE; BONE; BONE AGE; DRUG THERAPY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; GROWTH RATE; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PITUITARY DWARFISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY; TOTAL BODY WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DWARFISM, PITUITARY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0018649050     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0026-0495(79)90212-9     Document Type: Article

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