Growth hormone replacement improves thyroxine biological effects: Implications for management of central hypothyroidism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4144-4153

  Martins, Manoel R A ^a   Doin, Fabio C ^a   Komatsu, William R ^a   Barros Neto, Turibio L ^a   Moises, Valdir A ^a   Abucham, Julio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEROID; THYROXINE; VASOPRESSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35948980778     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-0941     Document Type: Article

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