New approach to the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency in adults

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 352-356

  Ghigo, Ezio ^a   Aimaretti, Gianluca ^a   Gianotti, Laura ^a   Bellone, Jaele ^a   Arvat, Emanuela ^a   Camanni, Franco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; NEUTRAL INSULIN; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029917776     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1340352     Document Type: Article

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