Growth hormone in postmenopausal women after long-term oral estrogen replacement therapy

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages

  Moe, Karen E ^a   Prinz, Patricia N ^a,b   Larsen, Lawrence H ^a,b   Vitiello, Michael V ^a   Reed, Shannon O ^b   Merriam, George R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Puget Sound Health Care System   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; SLEEP;

EID: 0031894267     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53A.2.B117     Document Type: Article

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