Physiological and pharmacological regulation of 20-kDa growth hormone

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 283, Issue 4 46-4, 2002, Pages

  Leung, Kin Chuen ^a,d   Howe, Chris ^b   Gui, Lily Y Y ^a,b   Trout, Graham ^b   Veldhuis, Johannes D ^c   Ho, Ken K Y ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Androgen; Deconvolution analysis; Estrogen; Insulin induced hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; OCTREOTIDE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HALF LIFE TIME; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STIMULATION;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ESTROGENS; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HORMONES; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCTREOTIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0036785638     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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