Thermal regulatory dysfunction of growth hormone in classical heat stroke?

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 727-730

  Alzeer, Abdulaziz ^a   Al Arifi, Abdullah ^b   El Hazmi, Mohsen ^c   Warsy, Arjumand S ^c   Nylen, Eric S ^d,e  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0029946137     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1340727     Document Type: Article

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