Growth hormone responses to GH-releasing peptide (GHRP-6) in hypothyroidism

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-300

  Pimentel Filho, Fernando R ^a   Ramos Dias, João C ^a   Ninno, Fernanda B D ^a   Façanha, Cristina F S ^b   Liberman, Bernardo ^b   Lengyel, Ana Maria J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL BRIGADEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR DERIVATIVE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR[1-29]; HEXARELIN; SERMORELIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030904402     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.1270942.x     Document Type: Article

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