Two types of growth hormone rhythm in boys with constitutional short stature

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 599-607

  Keret, Ruth ^a   Ashkenazi, Israel E ^a   Wasserman, Mathitiahu ^a   Bauman, Benjamin ^a   Pertzelan, Athalia ^a   Ticher, Aharon ^a   Laron, Zvi ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Growth hormone; Growth retardation; Pulsar program; Short stature

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MALE; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0030456362     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1996.9.6.599     Document Type: Article

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