History of growth hormone therapy

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-91

  Blizzard, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth hormone (GH); History GH; Human hGH; Recombinant rhGH

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SPLICING; DOPING; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LARON SYNDROME; MASS SCREENING; METABOLIC BALANCE; NONHUMAN; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; RNA SPLICING; SHORT STATURE;

GROWTH DISORDERS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84857053118     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0609-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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