The interaction between growth hormone and the thyroid axis in hypopituitary patients

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-288

  Behan, Lucy Ann ^a   Monson, John P ^b   Agha, Amar ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE BINDING GLOBULIN;

GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79851493164     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2010.03815.x     Document Type: Review

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