Changes in growth hormone, insulin, insulinlike growth factors (IGFs), and IGF-binding protein-1 in chronic fatigue syndrome

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 567-573

  Allain, Teresa J ^a   Bearn, Jenny A ^a   Coskeran, Patsy ^a   Jones, Jennifer ^a   Checkley, Anna ^a   Butler, Joan ^b   Wessely, Simon ^a   Miell, John P ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic fatigue syndrome; growth hormone; hypoglycemia; insulinlike growth factor; stress

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031104879     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(96)00074-1     Document Type: Article

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