Central ghrelin production does not substantially contribute to systemic ghrelin concentrations: A study in two subjects with active acromegaly

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 195-199

  van der Toorn, Fanny M ^a   Janssen, Joop A M J L ^a   de Herder, Wouter W ^a   Broglio, Fabio ^a   Ghigo, Ezio ^a   van der Lely, Aart J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0036679260     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1470195     Document Type: Article

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