Growth hormone secretion, puberty and adult height after cranial irradiation with 18 Gy for leukaemia

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 703-707

  Melin, A E ^b   Adan, L ^b   Leverger, G ^c   Souberbielle, J C ^b   Schaison, G ^c   Brauner, R ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cranial irradiation; Growth factors; Growth hormone; Growth hormone deficiency; Leukaemia

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LEUKEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBERTY; SKULL IRRADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; PUBERTY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SKULL;

EID: 0031682219     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050918     Document Type: Article

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