Acute metabolic effects of human growth hormone on 15N-nitrogen balance in patients with thalassaemia as compared to patients with other types of short stature

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1998, Pages 851-856

  Zachmann, Milo ^a   Kempken, Bianca ^a   De Sanctis, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Kinderspital ^*

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Nitrogen balance; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; NITROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NITROGEN BALANCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THALASSEMIA; TURNER SYNDROME;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0032435421     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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