Growth hormone and estrogen: A clinician's approach

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2004, Pages 1273-1276

  Cook, David M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Estrogen replacement therapy; Growth hormone; Insulin like growth factor I; Postmenopause; Premenopause

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TAMOXIFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN RELEASE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER METABOLISM; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREMENOPAUSE;

ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE;

EID: 4644290488     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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