Serum insulin-like growth factor I levels in growth hormone-deficient adults: Influence of sex steroids

Hormone Research

Volumn 62, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 73-76

  Jørgensen, Jens O L ^a   Christensen, Jens J ^a   Krag, Morten ^a   Fisker, Sanne ^a   Ovesen, Per ^a   Christiansen, Jens S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adults; Growth hormone; Insulin like growth factor I; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INHIBITION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FIRST PASS EFFECT; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 17244381747     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080762     Document Type: Conference Paper

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