Physical repercussions of childhood-onset growth hormone (GH) deficiency and hGH treatment in adulthood

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-34

  Casajus J A ^a   Ferrandez Longas A ^b   Mayayo, E ^b   Labarta, J I ^b   Ulied, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^c Pharmacia and Upjohn SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exercise capacity; Growth hormone deficiency; Human growth hormone

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LACTIC ACID; SEX HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HAND GRIP; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; JUMPING; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; ONSET AGE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STRENGTH; BLOOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BODY COMPOSITION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PITUITARY HORMONES; SELF CONCEPT; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18544402741     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2003.16.1.27     Document Type: Article

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