Changes of thyroid function during long-term hGH therapy in GHD children. A possible relationship with catch-up growth?

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 751-756

  Seminara, Salvatore ^a   Stagi, S ^a   Candura, L ^a   Scrivano, M ^a   Lenzi, L ^a   Nanni, L ^a   Pagliai, F ^a   Chiarelli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catch up growth; Growth hormone; Growth hormone therapy; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 29744442774     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-921104     Document Type: Article

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