Is growth hormone good for the heart?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 1 II SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Silverman, B L ^a   Friedlander, J R ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ATHEROMA; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEART DILATATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NOONAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0030691905     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(97)70016-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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