Oral estrogen antagonizes the metabolic actions of growth hormone in growth hormone-deficient women

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 281, Issue 6 44-6, 2001, Pages

  Wolthers, Troels ^a   Hoffman, David M ^a   Nugent, Ailish G ^a   Duncan, Mark W ^b   Umpleby, Margot ^a   Ho, Ken K Y ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Insulin like growth factor I; Lipid oxidation; Protein turnover

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; LIPID OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0035662227     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.2001.281.6.e1191     Document Type: Article

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