Relationship between the growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-I axis, insulin sensitivity, and adrenal androgens in normal prepubertal and pubertal girls

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1389-1393

  Guercio, Gabriela ^a   Rivarola, Marco A ^a   Chaler, Eduardo ^a   Maceiras, Mercedes ^a   Belgorosky, Alicia ^a,b  

^a Hospital de Pediatria SAMIC Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; PRASTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENARCHE; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; OBESITY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; PUBERTY;

EID: 0037340436     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-020979     Document Type: Review

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