Growth hormone binding protein, insulin-like growth factor-I and short stature in two pygmy populations from the Philippines

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 269-276

  Dávila, Norma ^a   Shea, Brian T ^a   Omoto, Keiichi ^a   Mercado, Moises ^a   Misawa, Shogo ^a   Baumann, Gerhard ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Growth hormone binding protein; Growth hormone receptor; Pygmy; Short stature

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION GENETICS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0036004520     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2002.15.3.269     Document Type: Article

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