Sexual dimorphism of the somatotrophic axis

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 373-389

  Gatford, K L ^a,c   Egan, A R ^a   Clarke, I J ^b   Owens, P C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

BODY COMPOSITION; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH HORMONE; MALE; MAMMALS; PITUITARY GLAND; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031832496     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1570373     Document Type: Review

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