Growth hormone, body composition and somatomedin c after treatment of acromegaly

QJM

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 997-1008

  McLellan, A R ^a,b   Connell, J M ^a,b   Beastall, G H ^a,c   Teasdale, G ^a,d   Davies, D L ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Southern General Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; ESTROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; BODY WATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOMATOMEDINS;

EID: 0024240897     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a068265     Document Type: Article

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