Acute response to recombinant insulin-like growth factor i in a patient with mendenhall's syndrome

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 323, Issue 20, 1990, Pages 1425-1426

  Quin, John D ^a   Fisher, B Miles ^a   Paterson, Kenneth R ^a   Inoue, Akira ^b   Beastall, Graham H ^a   Maccuish, Angus C ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTELLAS PHARMA INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DWARFISM; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0025200572     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199011153232016     Document Type: Letter

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