Body composition derived from whole body counting of potassium in growth hormone-deficient adults: A possible low intracellular potassium concentration

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1720-1723

  Davies, J S ^a   Bell, W ^c   Evans, W ^b   Villis, R J ^b   Scanlon, M F ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c Cardiff Institute Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; INSULIN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM 40; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL BODY POTASSIUM; WHOLE BODY COUNTING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0030001985     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.5.1720     Document Type: Article

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