Increased insulin sensitivity in young, growth hormone deficient children

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 87-92

  Husbands, Sandra ^a   Ong, Ken K L ^b   Gilbert, Jan ^c   Wass, John A H ^a   Dunger, David B ^b,d  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GLUCOSE; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; PROTIRELIN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY;

EID: 0035724242     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2001.01298.x     Document Type: Article

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