The role of growth hormone in the regulation of body composition in the adult

Growth Regulation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 247-252

  Russell Jones, D L ^a   Weissberger, A J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Body composition; Growth hormone; Growth hormone deficiency

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SHORT SURVEY;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS;

EID: 0029769726     PISSN: 0956523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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