Partial reversibility of growth hormone (GH) deficiency in the GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) knockout mouse by postnatal treatment with a GHRH analog

Endocrinology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1506-1513

  Alba, Maria ^a   Schally, Andrew V ^b   Salvatori, Roberto ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR DERIVATIVE; JI 38; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOMEDIN C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DISRUPTION; GHRH GENE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PITUITARY GLAND; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14244252899     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2004-1044     Document Type: Article

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