Low-dose growth hormone replacement lowers plasma leptin and fat stores without affecting body mass index in adults with growth hormone deficiency

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 769-773

  Florkowski, C M ^a   Collier, G R ^b   Zimmet, P Z ^c   Livesey, J H ^a   Espiner, E A ^a   Donald, R A ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; LIPID STORAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030462283     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.830895.x     Document Type: Article

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