The Effects of Treatment with Recombinant Human Growth Hormone on Body Composition and Metabolism in Adults with Growth Hormone Deficiency

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 321, Issue 26, 1989, Pages 1797-1803

  Salomon, Franco ^a   Cuneo, Ross C ^a   Hesp, Richard ^b   Sönksen, Peter H ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN; GLUCOSE; LIPID; PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ADULT; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024854194     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198912283212605     Document Type: Article

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