Is there any relation between serum insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I in non-diabetic patients with skin tag?

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-74

  Jowkar, F ^a   Fallahi, A ^a   Namazi, M R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

IGF I; Insulin; Skin tag

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN TAG;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 71949130044     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03268.x     Document Type: Article

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