Growth hormone secretion is impaired in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 385-388

  Morselli, L L ^b   Bongioanni, P ^b   Genovesi, M ^b   Licitra, R ^b   Rossi, B ^b   Murri, L ^b   Rossi, G ^c   Martino, E ^b   Gasperi, M ^a,b  

^a CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; RILUZOLE; SOMATOMEDIN A;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARGININE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33747333574     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2006.02609.x     Document Type: Article

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