Growth Hormone Effects on Protein Metabolism

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-100

  Møller, Niels ^a   Copeland, Kenneth C ^b   Nair, K Sreekumaran ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBON; FATTY ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; HEPARIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; LEUCINE; LIOTHYRONINE; MUSCLE PROTEIN; NICOTINIC ACID; NITROGEN; PHENYLALANINE; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA;

ACROMEGALY; DIET RESTRICTION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LOW CALORY DIET; NITROGEN BALANCE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THYROID FUNCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; FASTING; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIPIDS; OBESITY; PROTEINS; SOMATOMEDINS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 33847302924     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2006.11.001     Document Type: Review

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