A dose-response study of growth hormone (GH) replacement on whole body protein and lipid kinetics in GH-deficient adults

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 353-357

  Lucidi, Paola ^a   Lauteri, Marco ^b   Laureti, Stefano ^a   Celleno, Roberta ^a   Santoni, Stefania ^a   Volpi, Elena ^a   Angeletti, Gabriella ^a   Santeusanio, Fausto ^a   De Feo, Pierpaolo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c DIMISEM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; LEUCINE; LIPID; PLACEBO; PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 0031765441     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.2.4545     Document Type: Article

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