Effect of long-term treatment with GH on bone metabolism, bone mineral density and bone elasticity in GH-deficient adults

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 561-568

  Kann, P ^a   Piepkorn, B ^a   Schehler, B ^a   Andreas, J ^a   Lotz, J ^a   Prellwitz, W ^a   Beyer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; GROWTH HORMONE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BONE DENSITY; BONE METABOLISM; BONE MINERAL; BONE MINERALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031747438     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1998.00439.x     Document Type: Article

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