A case of abnormal growth hormone secretion possibly caused by low somatomedin production of unknown origin: Is the unresponsiveness of GH receptor responsible for it?

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Shiratsuchi, Motoaki ^a   Okajima, Taiichiro ^a   Inoue, Kaoru ^a   Takahashi, Tomoko ^a   Yamamoto, Masahiro ^a   Sakai, Kouko ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYUSHU MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

GH; GH receptor; Insulin like growth factor I

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREDNISOLONE; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROTROPIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LARON SYNDROME; LIVER DISEASE; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0030444258     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.43.suppl_s85     Document Type: Article

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