Childhood-onset growth harmone deficiency, cognitive function and brain N-acetylaspartate

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 680-

  Laron, Zvi ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; COGNITION; GENE DELETION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; LARON SYNDROME; LETTER; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHILD; COGNITION; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; RECEPTORS, SOMATOTROPIN;

EID: 33646187313     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2005.12.004     Document Type: Letter

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