Growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor I axis, glucose metabolism, and lypolisis but not leptin show some degree of refractoriness to short-term fasting in acromegaly

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1103-1109

  Grottoli, S ^a   Gasco, V ^a   Mainolfi, A ^a   Beccuti, G ^b   Corneli, G ^b   Aimaretti, G ^b   Dieguez, C ^c   Casanueva, F ^c   Ghigo, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; GH IGF I axis; Short term fasting

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 1; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPOLYSIS; METABOLISM; STARVATION;

EID: 63049103458     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345660     Document Type: Article

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