Estrogen and testosterone, but not a nonaromatizable androgen, direct network integration of the hypothalamo-somatotrope (growth homone)-insulin- like growth factor I axis in the human: Evidence from pubertal pathophysiology and sex-steroid hormone replacement

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3414-3420

  Veldhuis, Johannes D ^a   Metzger, Daniel L ^b   Martha Jr , Paul M ^c   Mauras, Nelly ^d   Kerrigan, James R ^e   Keenan, Bruce ^f   Rogol, Alan D ^a   Pincus, Steve M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^d NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

^e East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^f University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED PUBERTY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; TURNER SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGENS; ENTROPY; ESTROGENS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; PUBERTY, DELAYED; TESTOSTERONE; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0030882782     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.10.3414     Document Type: Article

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