Somatomedin C (insulin-like growth factor I) levels in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 91-96

  Bennett, Adrienne L ^a   Mayes, Darrel M ^b   Fagioli, Laura R ^a   Guerriero, Rosanne ^a   Komaroff, Anthony L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Endocrine Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGING; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADULT; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0030920489     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3956(96)00056-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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