Physiological regulation of the human growth hormone (GH)-insulin-like growth factor type I (IGF-I) axis: Predominant impact of age, obesity, gonadal function, and sleep

Sleep

Volumn 19, Issue 10 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Veldhuis, Johannes D ^a,c   Iranmanesh, Ali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Growth hormone; Human; Obesity; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOSTATIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; SLEEP;

EID: 0030424513     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/19.suppl_10.s221     Document Type: Conference Paper

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