Sexual dimorphism in the growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor axis at birth

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3708-3714

  Geary, Michael P P ^d   Pringle, P Jane ^d   Rodeck, Charles H ^a   Kingdom, John C P ^b   Hindmarsh, Peter C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MALE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOMATOMEDINS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0041382388     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-022006     Document Type: Article

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