Effects of growth hormone treatment on visceral adipose tissue

Growth Hormone and IGF Research

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 19-23

  Brummer, R J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT; GROWTH HORMONE; LIPID;

ACROMEGALY; ANTHROPOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETOGENESIS; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0032461812     PISSN: 10966374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1096-6374(98)80021-x     Document Type: Article

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