A sexually dimorphic pattern of growth hormone secretion in the elderly

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2679-2685

  Hindmarsh, P C ^a,e   Dennison, E ^b   Pincus, S M ^c   Cooper, C ^b   Fall, C H D ^b   Matthews, D R ^d   Pringle, P J ^a   Brook, C G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c Radcliffe Infirmary ^*

^d RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0033338728     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.8.5915     Document Type: Article

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