Effects of GH replacement on endothelial function and large-artery stiffness in GH-deficient adults: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 493-501

  Smith, J C ^a   Evans, L M ^a   Wilkinson, I ^b   Goodfellow, J ^a   Cockcroft, J R ^a   Scanlon, M F ^a   Davies, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTERPULSATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RADIAL ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REDUCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ADULT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PULSATILE FLOW; RADIAL ARTERY; SEX FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 0036227606     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2002.01514.x     Document Type: Article

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