Decline of plasma growth hormone binding protein in old age

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 995-997

  Maheshwari, Hiralal ^a   Sharma, Leena ^a   Baumann, Gerhard ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CARRIER PROTEINS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0030006245     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.3.995     Document Type: Article

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