Effect of L-arginine supplementation on secretion of human growth hormone and insuline-like growth factor in adults;Efeito da suplementação de L-arginina sobre a secreção de hormônio do crescimento e fator de crescimento semelhante à insulina em adultos

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 587-592

  Fayh, Paula Trussardi Ana ^a,b   Friedman, Rogério ^a   Sapata, Katiuce Borges ^a   De Oliveira, Alvaro Reischak ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Human growth hormone; IGF 1; L arginine; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547870926     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302007000400013     Document Type: Article

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