Effect of growth hormone on fatty liver in panhypopituitarism

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 537-538

  Takanoj, Syoko ^a   Kanzaki, Susumu ^a   Sato, Masayoshi ^a   Kubo, Toshihide ^a   Seino, Yoshiki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fatty liver; Growth hormone; Growth hormone deficiency; Hypopituitarism

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; PROTIRELIN; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATTY LIVER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTIRELIN TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030841660     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.76.6.537     Document Type: Article

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